Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

The satellite quickly burnt up as it passed ... As this space junk falls through Earth's atmosphere, most if not all of the components will break off and burn up, leading to little risk for ...

The cause of the strange blue spiral is actually a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 ...

5,000-pound satellite malfunctioned right after launch in December 2006 It has a full tank of fuel and could dispense deadly fumes if it hits Earth If satellite falls to Earth it could leave a ...

POES satellites orbit the earth 14 times each day at an altitude of approximately 520 miles (870 km). As each orbit is made the satellite can view a 1,600 mile (2,700 km) wide area of the earth.

Satellite imagery provides a unique perspective ... Every week, we take a bird's eye view of Earth, and see how it affects the people living on it.

If the satellite is launched fast enough it never falls to Earth. Above a speed of 8000m/s the surface of the Earth curves away just as fast as the satellite falls due to gravity pulling on it.

A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth's atmosphere ... It is thought it could be a Chinese satellite called Object K.