Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after ...

Despite decades of warnings, governments and private companies have continued launching missions with little plan for what ...

Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour.

From defunct satellites to rocket parts, debris from everything humans have launched into space since the 1950s is orbiting the Earth. That space junk is threatening our technology, both up there and ...

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This constellation of machinery is the technological backbone of modern life, making ...