Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

By 2030, we will face an unprecedented situation: the first major space station in history will cease to exist. But what ...

Any time you see something falling through the sky, like leaving that trail of light, whether it’s space junk or a meteor ...

The scenario in which space debris collides and creates more debris is called Kessler Syndrome, named after the NASA scientist Donald Kessler.

Cracks have appeared in the modules, and vital systems have started to degrade. Even its once pristine solar panels, which ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

Space exploration is no longer the domain of countries alone. It’s now rapidly becoming the domain of private interests.

Companies like SpaceX, Amazon's Project Kuiper, and OneWeb are deploying massive constellations of small satellites to ...

In a book written by Michael Byers and Aaron Boley titled Who Owns Outer Space, the authors (Canada Research Chairs at the University of British Columbia) brilliantly put forth the challenges that ...

In her new book, social anthropologist Dr Ceridwen Dovey explores the imaginary tales of human-made objects adrift in outer space, using real events ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...