Close calls are becoming more common as low Earth orbit becomes more and more crowded with satellites and debris.
All of this adds up to the likelihood, the ESA warns, that a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome could become ...
Space debris threatens satellites and astronauts, highlighting the urgency to prevent cascading collisions in orbit.
The amount of space junk has magnified over the years, leading to more collisions and threats to future space missions.
What to know about the growing threat of space debris as satellites multiply and experts warn of potential orbital disaster.
A LARGE glowing ring of metal plummeted on a village in Kenya on Monday, in a shocking reminder of Earth’s looming space ...
Scientists warn that growing congestion in Earth’s orbit could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction, threatening satellites ...
Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a ...
The International Space Station had to fire thrusters from a docked spacecraft last month to avoid a piece of debris that has been circling the globe for the nearly 18 years since the Chinese ...
A 1,100-pound metal ring from a rocket smashed in to a Kenyan village, where it startled residents and flattened trees ...