There are a lot of satellites, and a lot of trash, around our planet — and the quantities are only going to get higher.

While life on Earth has been dramatic enough lately, there’s also been an unusual amount of news from space in the early ...

The problem posed by human-made junk in space worsened significantly in 2024, according to a new report by the European Space ...

(As of March 2025, over 2,000 rocket bodies are still in Earth orbit, according to the European Space Agency’s Space Debris Office.) RELATED: What is space junk and why is it a problem?

DEBRIS from a SpaceX Starship rocket that broke apart mid-flight on March 6 has been located and recovered in The Bahamas, with officials conducting environmental assessments to determine whether ...

Space debris consists of defunct artificial materials orbiting Earth that usually come from satellites and rockets disintegrating ... ESA's statistical model has estimated that there are 1.1 ...

Space activity is becoming more brisk as countries are launching more rockets, satellites, and spacecraft. Falling debris also challenges the laws that protect humans. The question of ...

The volume of retired satellites, broken-up rocket bodies and other space junk in orbit continues to increase. According to an estimate by the European Space Agency, there are 40,500 pieces of ...

In the process, the rocket once again covered the sky with burning space debris. What happened with the latest Starship test? SpaceX launched its eighth Starship test flight from its spaceport in ...