Space environment health score shows how healthy - or stressed - Earth’s orbit is expected to become over the next 200 years.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Early risers got a glimpse of a celestial treat over the First Coast Saturday morning around 6:17 a.m. A ...

The space debris expert has been trying to tally debris impact events in low Earth orbit for years, especially those that ...

For example, in 2018, a piece of debris from a defunct Russian satellite nearly collided with the International Space Station, highlighting the real dangers posed by this cosmic clutter. The ...

Instead of a triumphant touchdown, China held its breath as the three-member crew of its latest long-duration Shenzhou-20 mission remained orbiting the Earth.

Space is no longer the final frontier it once seemed. Today, our planet's orbit resembles a cosmic junkyard where millions of ...

Thousands of dead satellites and rocket fragments now orbit Earth at high speeds threatening the very technology we rely on ...

Humanity has left tons of space debris in Earth's orbit, flying at high speeds. Astronauts and spacecraft need protection, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A massive, 23-ton hunk of Chinese space junk orbiting Earth is expected to make a chaotic return to Earth on Friday, but it’s unknown exactly when or where it will come down.