"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites over the next 100 years." Growing concentrations of greenhouse gases are ...

But this week’s two space debris-related events in the Bahamas and Europe point to how successful rocket launches can also leave their mark on Earth. They also highlight how the rise in the ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... It is poised to exacerbate the growing problem of space debris, potentially shrinking the usable space for satellite in ...

As global warming continues, the upper atmosphere will cool and become less dense, reducing the force which usually pulls space debris back to Earth and cluttering the orbit. MIT researchers ...

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Part of the greenhouse effect that warms the ...

Social media posts reported seeing what is believed to be space junk over southern New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Astronomer David Finlay said footage led him to believe ...

Speculation abounded online about whether the fireball was space junk or a meteor burning up as it entered the atmosphere. Facebook user Anthony Davis captured images of a fireball streaking ...

A large flaming object, believed to be “space junk”, was seen shooting across the sky in central Victoria on the weekend, leaving onlookers stunned. Witnesses in Bendigo and further north in ...