Cut the Alien Jokes, These Mysterious Spheres Are Likely Space Debris

The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, ...
Townsville Bulletin

Potentially toxic space debris discovered across North Queensland prompts exclusion zones

A secluded section of Forrest Beach is under police guard after ‘suspicious objects’ were discovered. Queensland Police said ...

Sixth mysterious object found in North Queensland amid space debris speculation

A mysterious object falling from space with “big bangs” has turned a quiet stretch of the North Queensland coastline into an ...
Opinion

13,000 tons of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here's how it could be cleaned up

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the moon. Now it has more than 15,000—about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. The world's first trillionaire plans to launch 1 million ...

Scientists warn: A hidden space threat could trigger the next plane crash

Space debris: silent stalkers in our skies For the past 50 years, NASA has recorded no more than one piece of space debris ...