A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different ...

The satellite, launched 14 years ago, will make an uncontrolled re-entry Tuesday evening. NASA puts the risk of harm to anyone on Earth at "approximately 1 in 4,200." ...

Angus Stewart, joint head of the National Space Operations Centre at the UK Space Agency, said: “Over the past 12 months or ...

Currently, one of those now-defunct spacecraft might be plummeting toward the planet’s surface. Days ago, the U.S. Space ...

The region around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded. Thousands of active satellites share orbit with old spacecraft, broken fragments, and debris left behind by past missions. These objects ...

After 14 years in orbit, Nasa’s Van Allen Probe A satellite is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. How big a threat is ...

A long-retired NASA satellite has finally returned to Earth, burning through the atmosphere before falling into the Pacific.

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Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...

Scientists discover binary asteroids near Earth can trade rocks and dust through slow collisions, revealing clues about asteroid evolution.

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.

M odern life provides enough for us to worry about without having to add space junk to that list. Unfortunately, it is ...