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A man in Poland discovered the purported remains of a second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in his backyard.

Man Wakes Up, Finds That Large Chunk of SpaceX Rocket Has Crashed Into His Garden

By Victor Tangermann

The Kenya Space Agency identified a "red-hot" eight-foot metal ring as a piece of space junk. Experts are still torn about its exact origin.

Expert Not Convinced Mysterious, 8-Foot Ring of “Space Junk” in Kenya Actually Came from Space

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, moved to a different position in its orbit.

Scientists Puzzled by Military Satellite That Appears to Have Been Moved to a Distant Location

By Victor Tangermann

Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified a whopping 500 pieces of debris left over from an exploded Boeing satellite.

Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris

By Victor Tangermann

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces

By Victor Tangermann

Some of the world's leading space experts are warning that the current space junk crisis surrounding our planet is soon to reach a head.

A Massive Space Junk Disaster in Orbit Is Inevitable Now, Scientists Warn

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese scientists have completed the world's first wooden satellite, dubbed LignoSat. It's slated to head to the ISS in September.

Japanese Scientists Show Off World’s First Wooden Satellite

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Last month, a 2-pound object crashed through the roof of Alexandro Otero's home in Florida. NASA admitted it belonged to the space station.

NASA Admits Space Station Junk Crashed Through Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

A sizable, cylindrical object crashed through the roof of a Florida home — and experts believe it may have originated from the ISS.

NASA Recovers Debris That Crashed Through Florida Man’s Roof

By Victor Tangermann

A tool bag was lost during a spacewalk at the International Space Station, and it should be orbiting low enough to see it with binoculars.

NASA Astronauts Let a Tool Bag Drift Away and You Can Now Spot It With Binoculars

By Frank Landymore

The International Space Station fired its thrusters to avoid incoming space junk yet again, a worrying sign the problem is getting worse.

Space Station Forced to Dodge Space Junk Again

By Victor Tangermann

The junk-on-junk collision created even more space junk, not to mention a headache for the scientists working on the ESA's clean up mission.

Attempt to Clean Up Space Junk Foiled When Cleanup Target Hit by Even More Space Junk

By Frank Landymore

A golden-colored, cylindrical object was discovered by beachgoers in Australia on Sunday, as authorities still try to determine its origin.

Australia Baffled as Mysterious Space Debris Washes Up on Beach

By Frank Landymore

From their experiments, the researchers calculate that their tractor beam could be used to move debris weighing several tons.

Scientists Experimenting With Actual Tractor Beam to Clean Up Space Junk

By Frank Landymore

Japanese scientists say they've proven wood might just be a durable in-orbit material — and now, plan to build a satellite with it.

Scientists Preparing to Launch Wooden Satellite

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to the US Space Force, a mysterious Russian satellite broke apart in orbit early last month, leaving at least 85 pieces of space debris behind.

Mysterious Russian Satellite Explodes

By Maggie Harrison Dupré