Discover how space debris tracking technology, automated satellite collision avoidance systems, and active debris removal missions prevent Kessler syndrome and protect orbiting spacecraft.

More than 120 seismometers detected sonic booms from space debris and enabled its fall to be tracked with unprecedented ...

Scientists created a large open database that uses light patterns to help satellites detect plastic in oceans more accurately from space.

Indian space companies are using artificial intelligence to track debris, improve satellite safety and analyse data in orbit. Experts say AI will play a major role in autonomous operations, geospatial ...

The company said the demonstration shows that India is steadily developing space situational awareness (SSA), the ability to ...

Addressing more than 150 Maui residents, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Douglas Thornton spoke Tuesday about a plan to build as many ...

Space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is a growing threat. Indeed, old satellites and spacecraft parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. When these ...

The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

A new SpaceX effort to provide space traffic coordination services has attracted attention and praise in part because of the conditions it places on users.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms. Scientists ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to the ground. To locate possible crash sites, a Johns Hopkins University ...