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

Very low Earth orbit satellites are moving from engineering curiosity to strategic priority, promising sharper images, faster ...

Texas startup AST SpaceMobile launched BlueBird 6, the first of its next-generation satellites, this week—and boy was it a ...

SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites as its Falcon 9 rocket stands ready at Space Launch ...

Sierra Space, a proven defense-tech company delivering solutions for the nation’s most critical missions and advancing the ...

Its crinkled gold thermal insulation, metallic structures, and the cup-shaped reflective thruster are not just aesthetic ...

Spain's latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent ...

Space Forge is looking to manufacture semiconductor materials in orbit, where the microgravity enables cleaner crystals.

Starlink will lower its satellite orbits to 480 km by 2026, aiming to improve space safety, reduce debris risks ...

"Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways," Nicholls said, including by "reducing the aggregate likelihood of collision." A ...

A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...