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

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

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power. The surge has strained data infrastructure, which requires lots of electricity to ...

Google’s idea of putting a data center in orbit sounds like the ultimate flex of cloud computing, a way to chase cooler ...

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 ...

On Saturday, a huge chunk of what is almost certainly space junk was found lying in the middle of a desert road in Western Australia, according to the Australian Space Agency. Its exact origins aren’t ...

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, ...

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm the ozone layer Dan Falk - Science Correspondent An illustration shows a ...

Earth’s most valuable real estate is no longer on the ground but in orbit, and that neighborhood is getting dangerously cluttered. Scientists are now converging on a practical fix that treats old ...

Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week have boarded another spacecraft and are expected to land in China on Friday, the China Manned ...

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

Alice Gorman is a Fellow of the Outer Space Institute. The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road in Western Australia’s Pilbara region when mine workers stumbled ...