In low Earth orbit, objects experience some atmospheric friction, albeit minimal. This friction can cause objects to break ...

Spacecraft could soon be powered by space junk collected in orbit with a new engine that runs on scrap metal.British tech ...

The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 satellite, launched in 2022 and ...

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

The 131 million represents the total number of known and estimated space debris objects in Earth orbit sized 1 mm and up, as per the European Space Agency. This comes on top of the approximately ...

In the video, a Boeing representative said the maneuver will help Boeing change the X-37B's altitude and "safely dispose of ...

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

Here in South Florida, we are used to strange stories. One example from this year: a “Florida Man” made a claim against NASA ...

Japan's LignoSat aims to mitigate the growing space junk problem, as well as environmental risks associated with atmospheric ...

Kyoto University and JAXA launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, on November 5, 2024. The satellite, made ...