NASA's International Space Station still has to dodge this debris to this day. At some point, the heavens above will reach a breaking point. Yes, space is big, but there is so much junk out there.

The debris came from a Chinese Long March 5B rocket launched on July 24 to deliver a module to the country's new Tiangong space station. The large rocket has a core stage and four solid rocket ...

In low-earth orbit, objects can collide at around 23,000 miles an hour, enough for even the tiniest debris to crack the windows on the International Space Station.

Over 46,000 space debris fragments more than 4 inches wide now clutter Earth's orbit. | Credit: ESA At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals.

Why is space debris a problem? There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states ...

At closing speeds reaching 50 thousand km per hour, even the smallest bits of space debris can cause serious harm to spacecraft; larger ones cause catastrophe. Near-Earth missions, like the Interna… ...

The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit since 1998 and space debris has forced evasive maneuvers dozens of times. According to a December 2022 NASA report, the ISS has course ...

Debris from the Soviet-era Cosmos 1408 satellite destroyed by Russia in Nov. 2021 forced the avoidance maneuver. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris scattered and burned upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.