There's nothing innate about the Earth or its atmosphere that marks the boundaries of low Earth orbit. This is a distinction ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit. The satellite company ...

An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

moon rocks and other science results back to Earth. A porthole adjacent to the Orion hatch offers a view of the moon below ...

T he world's first wooden satellite has been successfully launched into space and arrived at the International Space Station ...

SpaceX successfully launched Wednesday a new batch of Starlink satellites into orbit to further its mission to expand ...

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Spektor explained that satellite lifespans could be extended up to a decade, and SpaceNews points out that these sorts of “very low earth orbit” satellites are “attracting attention from startups, ...

SpaceX's new Marslink: high-speed internet connectivity from Mars to Earth, Elon Musk says 'this is just a very basic first ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...