Space debris is becoming an overwhelming problem. With operators increasingly sending satellites and other ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

L ast February, debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set the skies of Europe ablaze before crashing down to Earth in Poland, ...

Space agencies have long struggled to predict where large chunks of space hardware will come down, often with error bars that ...

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous ...

Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong will extend their stay aboard the Tiangong space station after their capsule was hit by ...

Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.

Falling satellites and large orbital debris create massive sonic booms and scientists are using them to track dangerous space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...