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.

A fireball was seen across the Southeast U.S. and detected by satellite sensors over Gasbury, Virginia between 12:51 and 12:56 p.m. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Re-entering Earth's atmosphere 53 years later. Unlike typical space junk, ... As the satellite is moving at 7.8 km/s [17,448 mph] in its orbit this uncertainty ...

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 ...