A decommissioned Chinese satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere late Saturday night, producing a fireball over portions of the Southern United States, including over Memphis. Astronomers say ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A decommissioned Chinese satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere late Saturday night, producing a fireball over portions of the Southern United States, including over ...

Friday night or Saturday morning, a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. As I explained in my May “What’s Up In The Sky” feature, the heat-resistant Soviet ...

After a few days of mystery, astronomers have reported that the fiery streak was a Starlink satellite re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The burning satellite was visible around 10 p.m. CST on Nov. 9.

Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...

A 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft is set to crash to Earth soon. Kosmos 482 was launched in 1972 and was bound for Venus. The craft may reenter Earth's atmosphere at 250 km/h on May 10. A 53-year ...

An $88 million satellite used to track methane — backed by Google (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, and SpaceX ...

Kosmos-482, a failed Soviet Venus probe, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in May, but tracking its exact descent proved elusive.

Lux Aeterna, a Denver-based startup, is working on a reusable satellite that has attracted $4 million in pre-seeding funding ...

When solar storms strike, Earth's atmosphere reacts in ways that could be extremely detrimental to space-based businesses like Starlink. In May 2024, Earth was hit by the largest geomagnetic storm ...