SpaceX rocket splashes down off Christmas Island, becomes ‘talk of the town’
A large space rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is being towed to the shores of Christmas Island…
Earth’s Orbit Is Full of Hidden Space Junk, and Some of It Could Threaten Modern Life
According to new research from the University of Warwick, there may be a hidden “minefield” of space junk…
Space Junk Falls Faster When Sun Heats Up, New Study Finds
Space debris — ranging from defunct satellites and discarded rocket stages to fragments from collisions — poses an…
Earthquake Sensors Have Found A Second Job: Space Junk Detectors
3D render of waste from broken artificial satellites floating in orbit in space around planet Earth. (credit: West…
Possible space junk found near Western Australian mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety…
Climate change satellite goes dark, becomes space junk
Tracking dangerous methane gas, the Methanestat satellite seems to have lost power after 1.5 years into 5-year mission…
Comet, rocket, space junk or meteor? Here’s how to tell your fireballs apart
There’s a blaze of light across the sky! A fireball is seen by thousands, and mobile phone and…
Infrasound Technology Proves Critical for Planetary Defense Against Threats from Outer Space
A Sandia Labs scientist specializing in tracking the angle of objects entering Earth’s atmosphere has demonstrated how an…
Over 6,600 tons of debris orbit Earth
We’ve deployed so many satellites into space over the last few decades that we now have a massive…
Space debris weighing over 1,000 pounds crashes into Kenya village
Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed…
Kessler Syndrome: How space junk endangers Earth’s orbit: All you need to know about ‘Kessler Syndrome’
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. (Picture credit: DALL-E) Space debris is becoming a…
The World’s Greenest Satellite Is Launched Into Outer Space In A Move To Stop Polluting Our Solar System » TwistedSifter
Over the 68 years that humans have been launching satellites into space, we have created a whole load…