An emotional rescue for America came via the first U.S. artificial satellite. Explorer 1 was boosted into space by the Army ...

More than 130 million pieces of space debris orbit Earth. If just one piece collides with a spacecraft, it can disrupt ...

Where does all that space junk go? And what does climate change have to do with it? The answers are on this episode of The ...

And with satellite launches continuing to surge, experts are warning that space near Earth is getting dangerously crowded. More than 1.2 million objects larger than 1 centimeter are now orbiting ...

Four private astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Friday after roughly four days orbiting the planet in a ...

There are 11,905 satellites circling Earth — 7,356 in low orbit — according to the tracking website Orbiting Now. Satellites are critical for communications, navigation, weather forecasting ...

Imminent loss of NASA's Aura and Canada's SCISAT will severely diminish scientists’ ability to monitor ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere.

By the year 2100, some parts of Earth orbit may have upwards of 66% less carrying capacity for satellites, according to a new ...

The ESA is calling for urgent action.Every year, one satellite is destroyed by a space junk collision. Combined with increasing frequency of commercial space launches, which now account for most ...

Read full article: Community runs to honor slain Florida teen Maddie Soto, raise awareness of child abuse A ballot petition for the Florida proposed amendment to limit government interference with ...

Satellites orbiting the Earth now make regular collision avoidance maneuvers to avoid damage to — or destruction of — this critical space infrastructure. These avoidance maneuvers also impact ...