The debris from a Russian missile test "risks astronauts' lives" and "the interests of all nations,…

Once Tiangong-2 starts its controlled, fall most of it is expected to burn up on re-entry, with any…

The rocket was launched as part of a China's project to build its own space station by 2023. Two mo…

The exact location of the impending Tiangong-1 crash is still a mystery, but it will likely hit som…

The thicker air of the atmosphere will tear solar panels and antennas loose, melting and disintegra…

While space debris usually burns up in Earth's atmosphere and is generally unlikely to hit a person…

"You often hear space starts at 100 kilometers [62 miles]. That's based on where aerodynamic forces…

The Aerospace Corporation's Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS) warns: "Potential…

But some material from the craft most likely survived, astrophysicist Brad Tucker of the Australian…

"And the still small steps we take, like the ISS and other space stations, are proof that this part…

"The thing about a space station is that it's typically got things on the inside," Ailor, who works…

"It conducted six successive rendezvous and dockings with spacecraft Shenzhou-8, Shenzhou-9 and She…

China launched the first piece of its new space station in April, and it's already sending astronau…

The country launched cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 on Saturday, carrying supplies, equipment and …

The US government is tracking the orbit of Tiangong-1 and about 23,000 other human-made objects lar…

There's a real risk that something may smash into something else up there, and it often does. Each …

Such satellite collisions are rare but do happen; one occurred in 1996, another in 2009, and two in…

The more objects there are in orbit - especially large, uncontrolled space stations, used rocket pa…

How China's scavenger satellites are being used to develop AI weapons, drones and robots

During the upcoming Shenzhou 10 mission, China plans more tests of its spacecraft docking system, a…