Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...

Now, scientists have devised a clever new way to predict where the pieces may land.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better ...

Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous ...

Scientists found a new way to track falling space debris using earthquake sensors, helping improve safety and response time.

Every year, thousands of discarded artificial satellites are orbiting the planet, with an increasing number falling back into ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments ...

Researchers have discovered that the same sensors used to detect earthquakes are the key to tracking the growing swarm of space junk plummeting toward Earth.

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.