Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their ...

The latest finding offers "a window into the dark universe,” said one of the researchers behind the groundbreaking discovery.

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better ...

Astronomers realized that a strange cloud of gas was actually a relic of the ancient universe which might help solve some of ...

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Deep space has just delivered a cosmic curveball: an object that behaves so strangely it appears to break the rules astronomers use to describe how the universe grew up. The discovery centers on an ...

Objects in orbit that fall to Earth can pose a risk to life and infrastructure. Research outlines a new method to follow ...

Just in May of this year, the Soviets struck a ground target from orbit. Never mind that they didn't intend to; in fact, never mind that there are no 'Soviets' anymore. A piece of Cosmos 482, a rocket ...

Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...