China’s megaconstellation launches spark debris concerns; commercial space expands; Lightyear Explorer raises funds; key ...

There are over 40,000 pieces of space debris orbiting Earth that, in the event of a collision, could cause significant damage ...

EU Special Envoy for Space highlights India's role in developing international space norms, addressing concerns of debris and ...

There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

The Spacecraft Speedometer was tested on the Space Test Program-Houston 5 platform on the International Space ...

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.

Despite this incessant rain of junk battering the atmosphere, the amount of space debris increased over the course of 2024, ...

Scientists say defunct satellites and spent rocket stages returning to Earth, from the thousands launched every year, can be ...

That pace shows no sign of slowing down. 2025 is expected to see a record-breaking number of launches, as a new international ...

In the intense early days of the space race, a small, unusual satellite was launched into space sixty-seven years ago.

Vanguard-1 is the second U.S. satellite launched to space. Conceived by the Naval Research Laboratory in 1955, it was ...