The Fram2 crew will be the first people to observe the polar regions from low Earth orbit, and they'll work on experiments ...

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth have created a woolly mouse. Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth - and later the dodo bird - attracting ...

A fragment of an out-of-control SpaceX Starlink satellite smashed into a farm in Canada last year, New Scientist can reveal – raising questions about the risks of de-orbiting space junk.

Scientists turned out in force in cities and campuses across the country and Europe Friday to protest what they call the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” assault on federal scientific ...

After years of regulatory hurdles, Elon Musk's revolutionary Starlink satellite internet is poised to transform India's digital landscape through a partnership with telecom giant Bharti Airtel and ...

Dwarf galaxies themselves are nothing new to scientists. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is orbited by dozens of these satellite galaxies caught in the grip of its more immense galaxies.

WASHINGTON - Nasa is eliminating its chief scientist role and closing down an office that studies policy matters on space and technology, in a round of layoffs affecting 23 employees, the agency ...

Off the coast of Mozambique and Tanzania, scientists identified a new species of guitar shark, which, despite its name, is a type of critically endangered ray. Many more novel species, including ...

EU governments are in talks with four European satellite firms about providing a back-up service for Starlink in Ukraine, as the region pushes to boost tech sovereignty amid mounting transatlantic ...