Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage ...

At a double observatory atop Mount Teide on the Spanish island of Tenerife, a powerful laser is being deployed to track fragments of space debris in orbit and warn when these fragments threaten ...

Space around Earth is filling with discarded hardware, shattered fragments and derelict satellites just as governments and ...

Taikonauts Zhang Lu and Wu Fei installed debris protection panels on China's Tiangong during an eight-hour spacewalk.

June 25 (UPI) --The European Commission made a proposal Wednesday to clean up Europe's space sector while also reducing its footprint and making sure its satellites are better protected from hackers.

Researchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit ...

A Space.com report examines how a tiny piece of space debris cracked a Chinese crew capsule window, triggered an emergency mission, and highlights growing risks from debris, weak global rules, and lim ...

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals. And experts warn that the number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible ...

Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...