Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.

In a major milestone for Portugal’s space industry, SPACEO is leading an international consortium that recently secured a €3 ...

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky ...

Space debris grows rapidly, threatening satellites and future missions if cleanup efforts don't intensify now.

A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

While life on Earth has been dramatic enough lately, there’s also been an unusual amount of news from space in the early ...

After returning to Earth, they will try to exit the spacecraft without medical help, testing how well astronauts can perform basic tasks after spaceflight.