The Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and Technological Innovation in China filed a request with the International Telecommunications Union to operate two satellite constellations. Each ...

Low Earth orbit is no longer a quiet frontier. With thousands of commercial spacecraft circling just a few hundred kilometers ...

The satellites in Amazon's new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt ...

Earth's orbiting satellites are commonly regarded as if they were suspended in mid-air. It is a fact that they actually experience a state of continuo.

The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...

Earth-orbiting satellites could begin colliding with one another in less than three days in a worst-case-scenario scenario — potentially triggering a runaway cascade that may render low Earth orbit ...

A debris field comprised of a Starlink satellite's remains is floating through space, after a minor explosion broke off pieces of the tech and sent them tumbling around Earth's orbit. Space X reported ...

Already recognized for its excellence and even adopted for operational weather forecasting, the European Space Agency's Arctic Weather Satellite has now fulfilled its most important role. This small ...

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from California on Thursday, Jan. 29. Will it be visible in Arizona?

The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While ...