Chaotic space traffic needs rules: US general

A top US general on Thursday called for international rules to control chaotic space traffic, warning satellites are increasingly at risk of collision.

Russian satellite breaks up over perplexed Mexicans

A loud explosion and ball of fire that people in central Mexico reported seeing in the sky was actually a Russian satellite plunging back to earth, experts said Thursday.

Space debris: Europe to set up monitor

The European Space Agency (ESA) hopes to start monitoring orbital debris within the next few years, an official said Thursday at the close of the largest-ever conference on a worsening space peril.

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