Two private companies, Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space, have teamed up with a bold mission to tackle the growing ...

‘Whatever Russia is testing, it’s sophisticated’: Satellites pass within 3 metres of each other - The incident raises ...

Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for Maryland’s aerospace sector, which ...

DENVER – Odin Space, a British startup focused on mapping and analyzing sub-centimeter orbital debris, announced plans May 7 to establish its first U.S. office in Los Angeles.

Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall ...

Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19, 2024, might have seen what looked like a fast-moving star suddenly flash and fade. Above their heads, a $500 ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who has became famous for his astral photography during his stint at the ISS, captured sights ...

There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and anti-satellite missile testing. These fragments—some as small as grains of ...

A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is participating in a U.S. government effort to design a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than ...

Two Russian spacecraft just demonstrated a very particular set of orbital skills. The satellites, known as COSMOS 2581 and ...