China’s megaconstellation launches spark debris concerns; commercial space expands; Lightyear Explorer raises funds; key ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

We were doing the typical planet vetting, and I happened to spot this signal that appeared very unusual.” An orbiting ...

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 that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...