The space debris problem won't solve itself. We've been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue launching more rockets and payloads into space. In the last couple of years ...

Artist's depiction of what a concentrated cloud of space debris might look like. (Credit: NASA) According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are ...

NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently orbiting Earth. But what is that debris exactly, and how did it get there? Is the ...

Space debris suspected in Kenya village crash Experts investigate if it's a rocket leftover KSA secures space debris for further study ...

A large metallic ring suspected to be debris from space crashed in a village in Kenya’s south on Monday, the country’s space agency said. A Kenyan Space Agency (KSA) official said the ...

As the data came in, a bright fireball flying overhead revealed the source: A large piece of space junk burning up as it fell to Earth. That junk was a 3,300-pound module that detached from China ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris scattered and burned upon entering ...

It turns out the object was a piece of space debris that had re-entered the atmosphere, according to Facebook post by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic ...

space junk. Also known as space debris, this refers to defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from collisions, and other remnants of human activity in space. As the amount of debris in ...