Tag Archive for 'Space junk'

Space junk begins to fall down much faster once the Sun’s activity across the solar cycle reaches approximately 67% of its peak.

Space Junk Falls Faster When Sun Heats Up, New Study Finds

May 6, 2026 by News Staff

Space debris — ranging from defunct satellites and discarded rocket stages to fragments from collisions — poses an ever-increasing threat to...

WT1190F observed on October 9, 2015, with the University of Hawaii 2.2-m telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Image credit: B. Bolin / R. Jedicke / M. Micheli.

WT1190F: Mystery Space Object is Likely to Crash into Indian Ocean in November

Oct 29, 2015 by News Staff

A reentry of a suspected piece of space junk from a very high orbit on November 13, 2015, offers a great opportunity to gather data to improve our knowledge...