Networks created to measure quakes deep underground could also track old, potentially dangerous satellites burning up in the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...

As global numbers of space launches relentlessly skyrocket, so, too, does the amount of dangerous space debris that reenters ...

Williams wasn’t injured by this mysterious item, which she later learned came from a space rocket—making her the first person ...

As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...

Falling satellites and large orbital debris create massive sonic booms and scientists are using them to track dangerous space ...

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.

The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study published early 2025 that there will be a 26% chance space debris will fall ...

Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.

The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou ...