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

Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high speeds. Researchers are using infrasound sensors to track these objects ...

We know it’s a problem, and many are working on solutions that could help the junk fall back to Earth. Now, though, a controversial new paper warns that falling space junk could actually weaken ...

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 from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space, according to new research. While the probability of space junk striking an ...

The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.

A mission from 1972 was supposed to visit Venus - instead it's falling back to Earth. ... Still, previously space junk has been reported falling into a yard in Poland, ...

Over 46,000 space debris fragments more than 4 inches wide now clutter Earth's orbit. | Credit: ESA At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals.

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space, according to new research. While the probability of space junk striking an ...