Arianespace launched a Vega C, sending South Korea's KOMPSAT-7 satellite into Earth orbit, the sixth flight by the ...

The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on the spacecraft. The space plane has been conducting radiation-effect ...

Europe's Vega C rocket launched for the sixth time ever today (Dec. 1), sending South Korea's powerful KOMPSAT-7 ...

Last week, the US Space Force posted a photo online from its uncrewed X-37B space plane's seventh mission, showing the orbital test vehicle above our planet in High Earth Orbit. Now that's a selfie ...

Liftoff was called off at T-0 seconds on Saturday (Dec. 21). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX's plans to launch four small ...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour.

Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts ...

A space situational awareness company spied satellite close approaches in geosynchronous orbit. China brought two spacecraft together high above Earth as part of a refueling demonstration mission, ...

A group of British-designed satellites has been deployed into low Earth orbit, boosting UK defence and security.