Starlink,a division of SpaceX, provides satellite internet around the world. It is ideal for those who live in rural areas as connection speeds are often improved over what local companies offer. It's ...

The CRASH Clock is a new predictor of how much time there will be before a collision if a solar storm knocks out power and ...

Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?

It's no understatement to say that the modern world could not function without our satellites, but they're a lot more vulnerable than you may think.

SpaceX has asked the FCC to approve a constellation of space-based data centers for AI training, a move that could overwhelm ...

Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could contaminate almost all the images taken by space telescopes, NASA astronomers ...

Beijing has warned the United Nations that the rapid expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit pose “pronounced safety and security” concerns globally. “With the ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...