The amount of space junk has magnified over the years, leading to more collisions and threats to future space missions.

Kenya Space Agency (KSA) officials in Nairobia, Kenya, East Africa, are reporting that on Dec. 30 a large metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds (500 ...

A large metallic ring from space crash-landed in Kenya on New Year's Day. Officials want to determine its origins and hold the owner accountable.

No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say such incidents are increasing as debris in orbit increases dramatically.

Space debris is an escalating ... The proliferation of satellite constellations, like SpaceX's Starlink, has accelerated the problem. Orbital debris travels at high speeds, making even small ...

The accumulation of space debris ... extra distance between the ISS and the incoming debris, which came from a defunct meteorological satellite. While the object wasn’t on a direct collision ...

where their presence poses a growing threat to both future satellite launches and crewed space missions, according to NASA. Just this November, an incoming piece of space junk prompted the ...

Experts are warning of the ‘imminent danger’ posed by the Kessler Syndrome, a chain reaction of space collisions that could overcrowd Earth's orbit with dangerous debris. This warning follows ...

Coinciding with increased earthquake activity, the eruption resulted in a large lava flow visible from space. In the summer ... mud and debris. Satellite imagery captured by Maxar on 31 October ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space ... and a satellite system from Amazon could heat up competition with SpaceX, owned by Mr. Musk. The shower forms from the debris of an ...