The space agency tossed a massive pallet of old batteries from the ISS, and a piece of it fell through a family's roof.
The farmer who found the giant piece of burned metal is looking to sell it to help build a hockey rink in his hometown.
NASA's inspector general revealed new details regarding lingering anomalies with the Orion capsule's heat shield.
The space agency jettisoned a large pallet of old batteries, intending for them to burn up in Earth's atmosphere, but a small fragment survived the journey.
A Florida man, whose home was hit by apparent space junk, faced a struggle to be heard, raising questions about the correct procedures and accountability.
NASA is investigating the incident to determine if its recent disposal of a gigantic pallet of old batteries is to blame for the damage.
After three years of uncontrolled descent, the 2.9-ton cargo pallet has finally fallen to Earth.
At long last, Varda Space has a license to bring back its orbiting drug manufacturing capsule, which was earlier barred from Earth reentry.
Spaceplanes seemed out of favor when the Shuttle was retired in 2011. They now seem to be making a comeback.
The Orion capsule's heat shield suffered some unexpected damage at the conclusion of the Artemis 1 mission.
Varda's first manufacturing capsule remains stuck in orbit after being denied a request to land in Utah. It's now eying Australia to prevent a repeat.
NASA is running tests to determine the root cause behind unanticipated variations observed across the heat shield in the wake of the Artemis 1 mission.
The Aeolis satellite's intentional destruction in Earth's atmosphere marks a significant milestone in the quest to ensure a safe low Earth orbit.
For safety reasons, mission engineers will attempt an unprecedented assisted reentry with the European spacecraft, which wasn't designed for controlled descent.
Called Pridwen, the foldable heat shield could make it possible for retired satellites to return safely to Earth for reuse.
The Sun-observing RHESSI satellite ended its 16-year-mission in 2018 and has been spinning around Earth ever since.
The odds of an airplane being struck by space debris is extremely small, but that doesn't mean it can't or won't eventually happen. Tougher rules could help.
The Long March 2D second stage delivered three military satellites in June 2022 before falling unexpectedly back to Earth last week.
The heat shield issue notwithstanding, NASA reported steady progress toward the anticipated crewed launch of Artemis 2 in November 2024.
The defunct Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) reentered the atmosphere after spending nearly four decades in low Earth orbit.
