The Earth is a little more complicated than the Moon and Mercury due to its thicker atmosphere. The Earth does gain a little ...

Ambitious plans for lunar bases and Martian habitats present unique challenges, especially in coordinating time across ...

The strategic importance of space has grown exponentially, transforming it into a frontier for security, technology, and ...

The seventh test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket failed on Thursday as the vehicle’s upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction as it headed upward to space. SpaceX was able to ...

A space physics expert has sounded the alarm over the dangers of space junk orbiting Earth at speeds of 18,000mph, warning that it could pose a serious threat to life on our planet. Dr Ian ...

A space physics expert has warned that space junk orbiting around the Earth and flying at 18,000mph could pose a genuine threat to those on the planet below. Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Ian ...

The European Space Agency has created a technological ‘to-do list’ to help reach its space-sustainability “Zero Debris” initiative. Described as a community-driven document, it identifies technologies ...

50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring of orbiting debris that threatens the safety of earth’s orbits. SPACE JUNK is a visually ...

Space debris laser ranging, and satellite laser ranging are currently performed with slightly different setups. Here, the authors show a single setup with a Megahertz laser for both high-precision ...

"Achieving the first inter-vendor, inter-layer laser link demonstrates the tangible value of open standards and collaborative efforts in rapidly achieving an integrated space architecture.

A piece of space debris weighing more than 1,000 pounds crash-landed in Kenya last week. The Kenya Space Agency says the metallic ring is about 8 feet in diameter, and they believe it's a ...

“There are many pieces of debris in space and one cannot be 100 per cent certain which will fall where,” the agency said. “However, most debris burns up in the atmosphere, and incidents like ...