The administration cited "falling space debris" shortly after the explosion as the reason for halting flights, with delays lasting for up to 45 minutes. In a statement on the explosion ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — About an hour and a half drive east of Tucson, nestled out in the desert, is a unique structure whose ...

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...

As global warming continues, the upper atmosphere will cool and become less dense, reducing the force which usually pulls space debris back to Earth and cluttering the orbit. MIT researchers ...