It’s not a bird, nor a plane, nor Superman. At first glance, the burning hunk of metal discovered in Western Australia’s ...

The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road in Western Australia's Pilbara region when ...

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The discovery sparked a multi-agency investigation involving the Australian Space Agency, WA Police, and the Department of ...

There's a lot of trash in outer space, and there isn't really a good plan on how to dispose of it, but one scientist thinks ...

The Australian Space Agency said the object "is likely a propellant tank or pressure vessel from a space launch vehicle." ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

A new paper has listed the top 50 most problematic pieces of space debris currently in low Earth orbit (LEO). Most of them ...

Space debris, comprising non-functional satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragmentation remnants, poses a significant risk to current and future space operations. The continuous growth of debris in ...

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Over the decades, a "Whipple Shield" came into wide use for mitigating space debris impacts. This structure was introduced by ...