Even in space, what goes up sometimes comes back down: spent rocket stages, defunct satellites and other bits of space debris ...

Falling hardware from orbit used to be the stuff of science fiction. Now, as launch rates surge and commercial aviation ...

The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study ...

Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage to equipment, and increasingly a threat to life. When a piece of debris ...

A growing number of airlines are teaming up with satellite internet providers like Starlink and Project Kuiper to make it ...

Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

As more and more satellites go into orbit, concerns are growing about the odds of aircraft colliding with space debris re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. Three pieces of space junk fall into the ...

The incident, described by observers as "likely caused by an internal energetic source" rather than a collision, resulted in a loss of communication. According to Starlink, the result was a venting of ...