Low Earth orbit, once a quiet zone far above everyday life, has become crowded and tense. Satellites now support internet ...

A "House of Cards" is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama.

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope ...

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing ...

SpaceX has lost control of one of its Starlink satellites after it suffered a malfunction in orbit, Elon Musk’s company has ...

Satellites in orbit would begin to collide in a matter of days if they lost manoeuvrability during a solar storm or other ...

Spacecraft set to burn up in a few weeks, but it could have been worse As if to underscore the need to avoid the Kessler ...

A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet’s satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure.

SpaceX can breathe easy: China hasn't nailed recoverable boosters just yet. But it did have some success on the first launch of its Long March 12A reusable launch vehicle. The main spacecraft made it ...

SpaceX confirmed that one Starlink satellite recently exploded in orbit, and it is now tumbling to re-enter the planet.