Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...

"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore." ...

Massive wildfires devastated the Los Angeles region in January, forcing over 100,000 people to evacuate and razing thousands ...

Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...

The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...

US military officials believe Russia and China are aggressively testing new offensive space capabilities, pointing to a ...

Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low ...

The continued release of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere could increase the longevity of space junk in low Earth ...

Today, more than 10,000 satellites are in low orbit, or up to 1,200 miles from ... Aiming to understand whether the current trajectory is sustainable in the long term, the scientists simulated ...

Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions may reduce Earth's satellite capacity by 66% by 2100, as detailed in Nature Sustainability.

Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of ... using onboard solar panels, just like current electric propulsion systems.