Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high ...

Our planet's orbit could become a junkyard; what are the dangers of runaway space debris? Chemical rockets have made it ...

Silber found that when a meteoroid or piece of space junk enters the atmosphere steeply—at an angle greater than 60 ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

When a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FLORIDA TODAY's Craig Bailey ...

Part of a failed Soviet spacecraft that’s been circling Earth for the last 53 years is about to come crashing down. The ...

Kosmos 482 was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet probes that set the early benchmark for exploring Venus. Its ...

Newly published images suggest that an unknown structure is trailing behind the Kosmos 482 probe on its descent to Earth. It ...

Rebecca Lake is a certified educator in personal finance (CEPF) and a banking expert. She's been writing about personal finance since 2014, and her work has appeared in numerous publications ...