"Do we react for everything which has a chance to reach the ground? Or do we react only for the very large objects, as we did ...
According to a paper published in early 2025, there is a 26 percent chance that space debris will pass through some of the ...
The safety concern continues to increase into 2026 as researchers at the University of British Columbia predicted in a study ...
Falling hardware from orbit used to be the stuff of science fiction. Now, as launch rates surge and commercial aviation ...
Given the mounting number of objects in orbit, this is likely to be a more regular occurrence. It's costly in terms of damage to equipment, and increasingly a threat to life. When a piece of debris ...
The incident, described by observers as "likely caused by an internal energetic source" rather than a collision, resulted in a loss of communication. According to Starlink, the result was a venting of ...
This is all part of the plan: ‘Design for Demise’ is a standard concept for making satellites that break apart upon reentry, ...
New research highlights the shrinking time window to prevent catastrophic space collisions due to the rapid increase in ...
October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...