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

The threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is always there, but the danger of falling space junk is growing into a crisis.

A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

The ESA hopes we'll someday treat Earth's orbit as an international nature preserve: 'What you bring in with you, you must ...

Space debris grows rapidly, threatening satellites and future missions if cleanup efforts don't intensify now.

It is poised to exacerbate the growing problem of space debris, potentially shrinking the usable space for satellite in low Earth orbit ... could diminish available orbital space by anywhere ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the ... a deeper dive into the problem and estimated the knock-on effects of this reduced drag on safety of orbital traffic.

Environmental activists often say that humans have left an indelible mark on the planet we occupy and evidence of our existence will remain long after we’re gone. However, there is a growing problem ...

Alizee Zimmermann and her husband were rinsing off their dive gear on a relatively muggy January evening when the sky ...

Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are making the upper atmosphere thinner, decreasing its ability to pull space junk ... orbital traffic. "Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth ...