Their pollution was something on the minds of many (with some strategies to mitigate it already in place, like for Ariane 6 ) ...

While these objects have some similarities, there are crucial differences that can help us work out what just passed over our heads.

Did you know that space debris is a growing issue for our planet? 🌌 It poses risks not just to satellites, but also to future space missions. Let's take a closer look at why this floating junk is a ...

A failed Soviet-era spacecraft that became trapped in Earth’s orbit by mistake more than 50 years ago is expected to make a crash landing back on Earth early Saturday.

Part of a Soviet-era spacecraft is likely to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after being stuck in orbit for more than ...

Just 48 short years ago, movie director George Lucas used the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” as the opening to the first “Star Wars” movie, later labeled “Episode IV: A New Hope.” ...

Dodging this minefield is already a headache for satellite operators, and it’s poised to get a lot worse — and not just ...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour.

In 1972, a Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus failed to escape Earth’s gravity and got stuck orbiting our planet. Now, 50-odd ...

The federal agency determined that more frequent launches at SpaceX's rocket site, Starbase, would have no significant impact ...

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Experts say space junk re-entering Earth's atmosphere could jump to 15 objects a day within 10 years. #EuropeInMotion ...