A record-setting test of quantum communication used a microsatellite to connect ground stations in China and South Africa, ...

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this afternoon (March 18). A ...

Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...

Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to ...

People and planes often flag wildfires before satellites do, but satellites can play a critical role when it comes to ...

By the year 2100, some parts of Earth orbit may have upwards of 66% less carrying capacity for satellites, according to a new ...

MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can sustainably ...

In 2018, he tasked the office with developing a tracking system for satellites in space to help avoid crashes, boosting its resources just as the number of U.S. satellite launches began to climb.

Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...