Low Earth orbit has quietly become one of the most crowded and hazardous environments humanity has ever created, with an ...

Microscopic space debris cracked the window of China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in November 2025, delaying the crew’s return ...

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 ...

An orbital emergency in 2025 linked to space debris highlights gaps in tracking, rising launch activity, and growing risks to human spaceflight and Earth’s orbital environment ...

The trio of Chinese Taikonauts who were stranded aboard the Tianjong space station earlier this month have finally been returned home via their successor crew's orbital craft, the Shenzhou-21. They ...

Specifically flagged by the UNEP are air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, as well ...

Godspeed, Artemis 2! As early as February, 4 astronauts will board NASA's Orion capsule atop the SLS rocket in Florida for 10 ...