US astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stranded in low earth orbit onboard the International Space Station ...

Scientists have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched into ...

LEO networks like Starlink are challenging GEO operators, driving innovation as competition, cost pressures, and new ...

NASA astronauts are returning to Earth after nine months in space. Experts have said a prolonged period in space can come ...

Greenhouse gases are doing more than warming our planet — they're reshaping space itself. As emissions cool and shrink the ...

The growing release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere could pose a serious threat to the future of space operations, ...

Climate change is wreaking havoc on Earth. Soon it will mess up its orbit - Global warming’s effects are even stretching into ...

Find out more about the weather criteria for a Falcon 9 launch. The 23 satellites from the Starlink company, owned by SpaceX, will be heading to low-Earth orbit to join the thousands already there.

"There are going to be hundreds of satellites and, in fact, considerably more over time as the program ramps up—if it does so as planned," said Jon Ludwigson.

But most satellites operate in a zone called “low Earth orbit,” between 200 and 2,000 kilometers up, and can take hundreds to ...

The continued release of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere could increase the longevity of space junk in low Earth ...

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...