Debris from moonbound spacecraft has left craters on the lunar surface since the U.S. Apollo missions. But the moon is not ...

Thousands of satellites are being launched into space at low Earth orbit, joining hundreds of thousands of pieces of space ...

Portal Space Systems is partnering with Paladin Space on a commercial service that would round up and dispose of orbital ...

Sometimes, what goes up doesn’t come back down — instead, it becomes a problem. Junk is accumulating in space at a fantastic pace, millions of pieces orbit the Earth, from broken satellites to lost ...

Space debris, consisting of dead satellites and rocket parts, is a growing concern for India, with 129 trackable pieces ...

(NewsNation) — Debris left in space that burns up upon reentry is introducing metal pollution to the Earth’s upper atmosphere, according to a new study. It is believed to be the first observational ...

India’s space programme has built a reputation for precision, efficiency, and steady progress over the decades. From ...

Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk to Margaret Harris about the danger of space debris – and what we need to do about ...

A self-destructing robot will be sent into orbit on the world's first space cleanup mission, European scientists announced Monday, a fresh approach to fixing up the galaxy's junk graveyard. Our orbit ...

High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are flying at speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour. The objects, which range from inactive satellites to fragments of equipment ...

If an object were to break into the Earth's atmosphere, it's likely to be one of two things: space junk or a rare meteorite.