Flying edge-on, the satellite’s pancake shape will minimize aerodynamic drag as the DiskSats encounter thicker air below 250 ...

The space around Earth has become increasingly cluttered with decades of accumulated debris left over from rocket launches, ...

U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of ...

Europe demonstrated its space autonomy yet again on December 17, with its Ariane 6 rocket successfully placing two more ...

Satellite streaks could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

Satellite streaks could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

Delays in the development of Ariane 6, part of a broader European “launcher crisis,” forced the European Commission to turn ...

Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 4 mission for Amazon lifted off on Dec. 16 at 3:28 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The CRASH Clock is a new metric for measuring the risks of satellite congestion in low-Earth orbit. Its calculations are ...

Satellites have come a long way in the last couple years, and what you learned about them in school is likely far different ...

Ever since China officially launched its Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), there’s been a noticeable surge in ...

Space may seem infinite, but it looks like things are getting a little crowded in low Earth orbit. Michael Nicolls, ...