Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...
Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to ...
A new MIT study looks at how greenhouse gases are affecting our ability to operate satellites. Here's why the results are ...
Donald Merry, who often watches the sunset from his balcony, noticed people pointing skyward at the unexpected sight.
When satellites vaporise, they seed the stratosphere (the region of the atmosphere between 10km and 50km above Earth’s surface) with particles of constituent metals, including aluminium, copper, ...
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...
Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...
Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...
A failed launch left a batch of Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit last year, and it appears that a fragment of one fell ...
A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately ... it moves faster in a lower orbit because it has to not fall out of the sky. That means that when you are taking a picture it will move ...
On clear nights, you may spot these satellites as they streak across the sky, resembling a string of bright, evenly spaced lights. While these satellites concern astronomers due to their impact on ...