The New Space Race Since the last landing on the Moon by Apollo 17 in 1972, men have not ventured into space further than near-Earth orbit. This can also be considered the date at which space ...

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

What's harder than flying a single satellite in Earth orbit? Flying two—right beside each other, at proximities that would normally trigger collision avoidance maneuvers.

Since Donald Trump's recent electoral victory, rumors and speculation have circulated that Nasa's giant moon rocket, the ...

Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would ...

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became ...

Lightning strikes in the atmosphere can trigger a rain of high-powered “killer electrons” in low-Earth orbit that form ...

Low Earth orbit is the region most congested with human-made objects as it offers a balance between cost and proximity, ...

The surge in satellites and space debris is turning low Earth orbit into a hazardous zone. Without global cooperation, vital ...

In late October, a United Nations panel on space traffic coordination emphasised the urgent need for a comprehensive shared ...

The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate ...