The recent mishap marks the second time in the last two years that astronauts have been stranded in orbit. In March, NASA ...

A team of scientists at Empa’s Center for X-Ray Analytics in Switzerland has X-rayed a satellite that was first launched into ...

China's uncrewed Shenzhou-22 space vessel arrived at the Tiangong space station on Tuesday morning, avoiding the potential stranding of three Chinese astronauts on the orbiting space outpost.

Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return ...

Dougal’s research focuses on laser ablation – using lasers to nudge space debris out of orbit and then burn up reentering ...

Space is no longer the final frontier it once seemed. Today, our planet's orbit resembles a cosmic junkyard where millions of debris pieces hurtle at devastating speeds, turning what should be ...

China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was reportedly struck by orbital debris, forcing engineers to delay re-entry and assess the ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to ...

The astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 crewed spacecraft, whose return to Earth was delayed due to a collision with space ...

Chinese astronauts stranded aboard the country’s Tiangong space station after suspected space junk struck their capsule will ...

Space junk in Earth's orbit may increase because of the effects of the same heat-trapping gases that are polluting the air and warming the planet, according to a recent study. A team led by ...

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