Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

Starlink satellites appear to be at the mercy of the Sun's whims. A recent study reveals a link between their lifespan and ...

What happens when a relic of the early Space Age unexpectedly outshines the cosmos, even for a fleeting instant? In June 2024 ...

An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space, the group that operates said on ...

Space junk, also known as space debris, includes defunct satellites, rocket stages, and fragments from collisions or ...