Spacecraft burn tons of fuel and leave behind debris—but a clever technique called aerobraking could fix both problems.

The danger is not hypothetical. On April 30, 2025, the International Space Station performed its 41st maneuver to avoid orbital debris from a fragment of a Chinese Long March rocket launched in 2005.

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

Left unchecked, the space around our planet could get so cluttered with debris that we might not be able to use some orbits anymore, according to the latest European Space Agency (ESA) report on ...

Space Junk is a problem few outside of the spaceflight industry consider, but it's a serious concern for us all. While you're highly unlikely to get hit in the head from falling space junk ...

A Canadian homeowner's doorbell camera video of a meteorite crashing down to Earth right outside his front door could be ... hit by a bit of rock or junk falling from space, the chances are ...