When space debris approached the International Space Station (ISS) last November, seven astronauts had to act quickly. A ...

The temperature variation on the Moon, fluctuating up to 127°C (260°F) during the day to -173°C (-280°F) at night, would also have an effect on your body, potentially breaking it apart as you freeze ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

Earth is constantly bombarded by space debris, from the tons of cosmic dust that lands on the planet daily to rare, huge, dinosaur-killing asteroids that arrive from deep space every tens of millions ...

The increasing amount of debris has heightened fears about the "Kessler syndrome". Named after an American astrophysicist ...

A mysterious metallic object weighing approximately 1,100 pounds and measuring 8 feet in diameter fell from the sky into ...

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A metal fragment believed to have come from a rocket has returned to Earth, falling in an African country last week. The ...

Space debris threatens satellites and astronauts, highlighting the urgency to prevent cascading collisions in orbit.

It was an ordinary day for the residents of Mukuku village in Kenya's Makueni County – until an unexpected delivery from ...

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A massive piece of space junk debris weighing 500kg has crashed into a Kenyan village, prompting an immediate investigation ...