California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

A Munich student has taken on one of spaceflight's most urgent challenges: clearing Earth's orbit of debris. With his startup ...

The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft was too damaged to bring its crew home from China’s Tiangong space station. Those astronauts have ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road in Western Australia's Pilbara region when mine workers stumbled upon it. Shortly after the enigmatic item was found on ...

A large chunk of suspected space debris has been found in a remote part of the Australian desert, the country’s space agency confirmed Monday. The charred and smoldering object was found in the ...

The United States has been leading the world in space exploration and technology for more than 30 years, but that activity has left about 10,000 objects — including operating and defunct spacecraft — ...