On February 4, 1995, astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery launched an itty bitty satellite called an Orbital Debris Calibration Sphere into orbit around the Earth. The satellite measured just ...

Earth is surrounded by human-made debris that orbits our planet. The problem is worsening every year, and 2025 was no different. Space debris experts say nearly 130 million pieces of orbital junk are ...

Space is the latest avenue for commercialization. For years, satellites that handle communication, exploration, and scientific experiments were the main inhabitants. But over the past decade, with the ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also ...

The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are ...

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

(Gray News) – The risk of space debris falling through airspace is going up in 2026, according to researchers. Experts said spacecraft, or parts of one, fall back into the Earth’s atmosphere once a ...

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Lesley Masters is affiliated with Visiting Fellow Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough London. Visiting International Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa ...