A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, February 6, 2018. With rocket launches increasing, there are calls for more research and cooperation on managing their environmental impact. By Leonard David, Published by Space News, 2 June 2026 Experts call for an end
A solar storm - Jurik Peter/Shutterstock By Ryan French, Published by Space.com, 13 April 2026 Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on. For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world, there is
An illustration of satellites breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) By Richard Speed, Published by The Register, 31 March 2026 Starlink satellite 34343 has suffered an "anomaly on-orbit," spraying debris at an altitude of approximately 560 km above Earth. The company recently passed the
Artist's impression of a Falcon 9 upper stage with payload in 2015. (SpaceX) By Robyn Schofield & Robert George Ryan, Published by Science Alert, 23 February 2026 Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new
The Falcon 9 upper stage re-entering the atmosphere above Berlin, Germany, on February 19, 2025. Gerd Baumgarten By Passant Rabie, Published by Space & Spaceflight, 19 February 2026 For the first time, scientists were able to directly detect upper-atmospheric pollution from space debris. On February 19, 2025, a Falcon 9
An artist's illustration of a satellite crashing back to Earth. (Image: Getty Images) By Raquel Brandao, Published by Earth.com, 10 February 2026 Seismic sensors used in earthquake monitoring equipment have have demonstrated that they can also track sonic booms from space debris entering Earth’s atmosphere. This new method allows scientists
Artist's illustration of a NASA moon base under construction. (Image credit: NASA) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 9 February 2026 The question is no longer if space governance must evolve, but how quickly it can keep pace with the realities of the new space age. Global activity in Earth
The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 31 January 2026 "Understanding how different materials behave as they burn up could help engineers design satellites that
