There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 ...

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

We talk about rockets and low Earth orbit (LEO ... Credit: SpaceX Some satellites, like GPS nodes, are launched into higher "geostationary" orbits around 18,000 miles (30,000 kilometers).

The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...

These instruments measure what's termed 'radial velocity' — the amount by which a star wobbles around the center of mass ...

Mining ocean resources needed for electric cars and other devices is currently a hot issue of dispute. Final resolution of ...