Low Earth orbit has shifted from a quiet scientific outpost to one of the busiest pieces of real estate in human history.
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One solar storm could trigger a catastrophic collision in orbit ...
Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2026 this morning (Jan. 22), sending two satellites aloft for the European company ...
The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...
Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but ...
The Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilization and Technological Innovation in China filed a request with the International ...
Japan’s OHISAMA Project is a practical demonstration of space-based solar power (SBSP)—which, if scaled up, could solve many ...
Despite decades of warnings, governments and private companies have continued launching missions with little plan for what ...
China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites  China conducted a pair of ...
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to ...