A decommissioned Chinese satellite re-entered the Earth's ... the satellites are likely to fall out of orbit and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. According to the World Meteorological Organization ...

In 2025, around 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burnt up upon descent. These artificial meteor showers, visible across the globe, have raised concerns about their ...

The worlds first artificial satellite, the Soviet Unions Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957. Just three months later, it ...

made an uncontrolled descent from orbit and could already enter the Earth’s atmosphere, according to SpaceX website. "Unfortunately, the satellites deployed on Thursday were significantly ...

The conical capsule landed with the assistance of a parachute and was quickly recovered. The spacecraft carried a ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

Astronauts Williams and Wilmore are returning home onboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft along with Astronaut Nick Hague and ...

The phenomenon was captured by a Nasa satellite in infrared ... lights are created when charged particles from the sun enter Earth's atmosphere. Usually the particles are deflected by the ...

This could prolong satellite lifetimes, increasing the risk of collisions ... 8,000 satellites are orbiting at altitudes of between 300 and 1000 km in the Earth’s upper atmosphere – also called the ...

"If the team detects that Lucy is at risk of colliding with a satellite or piece of debris ... total times Lucy is expected to zip by the Earth, as entering the planet's orbit will give it ...