A new study suggests that the Sun may play a larger role in cleaning up low Earth orbit than previously measured. By ...

Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even ...

When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often – and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some ...

It's getting crowded up there. Over the past few years, the advent of SpaceX's Starlink and other players in the ...

While a flight delay or diversion because of bad weather sounds routine, what about a delay caused by falling space junk? While it sounds like a bad disaster movie, experts warn that satellite debris ...

Space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is a growing threat. Indeed, old satellites and spacecraft parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. When these ...

Hoboken, N.J., December 4, 2025 — High up in the 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 ...

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

It’s one extraordinary thing to launch the product of mankind’s brilliant minds into the cosmos, but it’s another to keep track of it long after the mission ends. We’ve explored before how important ...