Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after they were briefly stranded at the nation's space station when space debris struck their vehicle.

California-based TransAstra is testing an inflatable “Capture Bag” that comes in different sizes and is intended to catch ...

China has a launch date for an uncrewed spacecraft that will replace one damaged by space debris while docked at the Tiangong ...

It can be challenging to quantify how much of a danger space debris poses. The International Civil Aviation Organization ...

China's Shenzhou-21 crew of astronauts is technically currently stranded on board the Tiangong without a usable spacecraft at ...

Three Chinese astronauts whose return to Earth was delayed by space debris hitting their vessel last week landed in China on ...

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals. And experts warn that the number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible ...

A team of scientists at Empa’s Center for X-Ray Analytics in Switzerland has X-rayed a satellite that was first launched into ...