When a Florida family filed a claim against NASA over "space junk" that fell through their roof earlier this year, it launched a potentially precedent-setting question: Who is liable when debris ...

When they do succumb to gravity, the results can be unpredictable, and space debris damage can literally occur anywhere. If that gives you chills, take comfort in the fact that the sheer amount of ...

So much waste and potential space debris can cause major damage. The biggest danger is that all this debris, especially the heaviest, could potentially collide with working satellites. The hope is ...

The asteroid called 2024 YR4, which was once thought to possibly hit earth could still be dangerous.Scientists have now ...

The agency reports a paint fleck measuring a mere 1 centimeter across that's traveling at hypervelocity (22,000 mph) can cause the same damage as ... risk of a space debris collision may increase ...

Worthy said NASA would be held responsible for damage caused by its space debris in any other country under the international agreement known as the Space Liability Convention. But space law ...

The dreadful asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected to collide with the Moon in 2032 and it could have far-reaching consequences for ...

In a historic first, the home owner is asking for compensation for the space junk damage. As the American space program grows and sends more rockets to the International Space Station and beyond ...

Or, in other words, where does all that space junk go? And what does climate change ... want to make sure that you are not doing long-term damage to the environment, it's really important that ...

Very rarely, they have caused damage or minor injury, but experts say a growing amount of junk in space means those occurrences may happen more frequently in the future. So who should pay in a ...