As global numbers of space launches relentlessly skyrocket, so, too, does the amount of dangerous space debris that reenters ...

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...

The International Space Station is approaching its final years in orbit, and planning for its controlled return to Earth is ...

Networks created to measure quakes deep underground could also track old, potentially dangerous satellites burning up in the ...

The sensors used to listen for earthquakes could help protect people from the hazards created by falling spacecraft.

Networks created to measure quakes deep underground could also track old, potentially dangerous satellites burning up in the ...

Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms.

Seismometers - equipment designed to pinpoint earthquakes - are now being used to track the thousands of pieces of human-made ...