A new listing of the 50 most concerning pieces of space debris in low-Earth orbit is dominated by relics more than a ...
Old rocket parts and decommissioned satellites are whizzing around in low Earth orbit, where they risk colliding with the ...
In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted unsuccessfully to send a small temple on board a satellite into orbit.
A mysterious object the size of Manhattan could be a hostile alien spacecraft and may attack Earth in November, according to a new study. The researchers suggest the object's orbit is such that it ...
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The entire progression will be observed by the ESA’s orbiters the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter as well as ...
An asteroid was spotted whizzing past Earth last week in the second closest approach to the planet ever recorded, according ...
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The size of the solar system is defined by the volume ...
The accelerated accumulation of garbage in space can have devastating effects. Defunct satellites and other human-made objects that continue to hurtle around Earth's orbit long after they have served ...
The first close-up images of the interstellar stellar object passing through the solar system have been revealed, creating ...