Taiwan's nascent space industry is on show at an expo in Kaohsiung. The country hopes to build a communications system ...

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

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

Boffins say an increase in satellites and space junk could see humans trapped on Earth because these things make low Earth ...

Europe's Airbus , Thales and Leonardo are exploring plans to set up a new joint space company as they look to compete with ...

The astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station on Oct. 29, beginning their six-month-long stay in orbit. They have ...

Space experts have cautioned against the exponential rise in satellite launches in the low earth orbit (LEO) and resultant ...

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

The Sun's activity is what gives us beautiful auroras — but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go ...

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

The International Space Station has recently dodged space debris twice in six days, highlighting the increasing threat of ...

A United Nations panel on space traffic coordination called for a shared database of orbital objects as well as an ...