New research explores if the moon was captured by Earth or formed by a collision. Scientists weigh theories, analyzing lunar ...

L ike many of us, Earth bears old pockmarks. Our planet’s crust has a band of ancient craters that formed around 465 million ...

Debris from the broken-apart Intelsat 33e telecom satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening spacecraft ...

One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for any organic molecules ... “All the satellites which ...

Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...

An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit. The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for tracking space debris with centimeter-level accuracy, improving space ...

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

Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is ...

Japan launched LignoSat, the first wooden satellite, to test eco-friendly materials for space en route to more sustainable ...

With an estimated 10,000 tonnes of debris floating in space, the company believes that the innovation could help clean up Earth’s congested orbit, as well as creating a cutting-edge engine.

2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ...