A powerful new laser-based monitoring system is giving scientists an unprecedented look at how reentering satellites and ...

Space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is a growing threat. Indeed, old satellites and spacecraft parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. When these ...

WASHINGTON — A 1,323-pound NASA probe that has been in space for 14 years is expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Space Force and NASA. The timing of Van ...

GOLDEN, CO — The surge in megasatellite constellations is creating problems beyond amplifying the Earth-circling space debris, according to new research. Reentering spacecraft and rocket stages may ...

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth's atmosphere.

The Van Allen Probe A, a 1,323-pound NASA satellite that once studied how the Van Allen radiation belts protect the planet from cosmic radiation and space weather, is expected to re-enter Earth’s ...