Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

As humanity casts its gaze further into the cosmos and fills Earth’s orbit with more satellites, space craft and debris, conversations about space policy and the development of an international ...

SpaceX's Starship might have released harmful air pollutants into the atmosphere, as well as shards of hot metal.

SPACE debris raining down on Earth is increasingly at risk of causing “catastrophic” collisions with aircraft, a damning new report has revealed. A sharp rise in the number of rocket ...

Space junk is a major threat with millions of debris pieces now in orbit. Risks range from minor collisions reducing the ...

A new study by Canadian researchers published in Scientific Reports notes the risk of such an incident occurring is rising ...

Increasingly crowded orbits full of satellites and debris pose potential hazards for services on Earth, and need regulation.

As space launches increase and the number of spacecraft reentries rises, experts are growing more concerned about the ...