After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

A graveyard orbit is an orbit where decommissioned satellites are placed to reduce the risk of collisions between operational satellites and space debris. This, however, may require additional onboard ...

The higher, outermost reaches of Earth’s influence are referred to as a “graveyard” orbit that can hold objects for millions of years. “We rely on the atmosphere to clean out everything ...

By the year 2100, the “satellite carrying capacity” of the most popular low-orbit regions could decline by 50 to 66 percent due to the impacts of these emissions, according to the study ...

Credit: NASA, Alberto Bertolin, Bradley Reynolds NASA’s Artemis campaign is rapidly advancing the development of Gateway, a space station that will orbit the Moon and serve as a crucial hub for future ...

Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.

The higher, outermost reaches of Earth’s influence are referred to as a “graveyard” orbit that can hold objects for millions of years. “We rely on the atmosphere to clean out everything ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Part of the greenhouse effect that warms the ...

Less drag therefore means extended lifetimes for space junk, which will litter sought-after regions for decades and increase the potential for collisions in orbit. The team carried out simulations ...

The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U ...