A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is expected to hit the moon Aug. 5, creating a new crater and raising questions about ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Early Thursday morning, United Launch Alliance successfully launched satellites for the U.S. Space Force. However, ULA reported an "observation" with the launch.

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it's only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...

Observational evidence is being gathered that the ablation of space debris can be detected by ground-based light detection ...

Satellite collisions in orbit could trigger a catastrophic global chain reaction, potentially halting space exploration, destroying GPS and raising risks for Maryland's aerospace sector, which ...

The European Space Agency Plato mission has successfully completed a series of tough tests under space-like conditions. With this accomplishment, the spacecraft is on track to lift off in early 2027 ...

After several tests of unusual “nesting doll” satellites in low-Earth orbit, Russia is now fielding operational anti-satellite weapons with valuable US government satellites in their crosshairs, the ...

There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; ...

The company paused commercial flights in June 2024 to develop its new "Delta class" spaceplanes. Ground testing for the new spaceplane is scheduled to begin in April, with flight tests to follow.

Quasars, or quasi-stellar objects (QSOs), are active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the centers of active galaxies, powered by supermassive black holes (SMBHs). They showcase very high bolometric ...