Space debris threatens satellites and astronauts, highlighting the urgency to prevent cascading collisions in orbit.

All of this adds up to the likelihood, the ESA warns, that a theoretical scenario known as the Kessler Syndrome could become ...

According to the KSA, the object is a metallic ring roughly eight feet in diameter that crashed into Mukuku village in ...

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 ...

Scientists warn that growing congestion in Earth’s orbit could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction, threatening satellites ...

Space debris is becoming a pressing issue as Earth's orbit grows increasingly crowded. Experts warn that this congestion ...

The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.

What to know about the growing threat of space debris as satellites multiply and experts warn of potential orbital disaster.

Satellites and chunks of space junk come close to colliding on a regular basis. The situation could get dangerously out of ...

Close calls are becoming more common as low Earth orbit becomes more and more crowded with satellites and debris.

Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a ...