L ast February, debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set the skies of Europe ablaze before crashing down to Earth in Poland, ...

Now, scientists have devised a clever new way to predict where the pieces may land.

How can scientists track space junk after it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the ground? This is what a recent study ...

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous ...

As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments ...

Networks of seismometers pick up on vibrations of debris to map their trajectory on Earth.

Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong will extend their stay aboard the Tiangong space station after their capsule was hit by ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

A growing space debris problem leads scientists to use seismic sensors to follow sonic booms from uncontrolled reentries ...

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.