In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX.

Earth-orbiting satellites could begin colliding with one another in less than three days in a worst-case-scenario scenario — potentially triggering a runaway cascade that may render low Earth orbit ...

Humans launched a record number of objects into space last year, from satellites to probes to crewed spacecraft. As launches increase, scientists see new risks in the growing number of satellites ...

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways ...

A debris field comprised of a Starlink satellite's remains is floating through space, after a minor explosion broke off pieces of the tech and sent them tumbling around Earth's orbit. Space X reported ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites ...

SpaceX-owned Starlink is planning a massive reconfiguration of its constellation of over 4,400 satellites orbiting Earth and beaming internet to places. It's VP of engineering, Michael Nicolls, ...

There is another way forward. A circular economy for space applies the same principles that aims to transform modern waste policy on Earth. This means designing products to last and keep them in ...

Light reflected from satellites pollutes the images taken by telescopes orbiting Earth, as well as those on the ground. Without mitigations, this will only get worse. Read the paper: Satellite ...

Angus Stewart, joint head of the National Space Operations Centre at the UK Space Agency, said: “Over the past 12 months or ...