As space debris reenters Earth's atmosphere, it travels several times faster than the speed of sound, creating a trail of ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

NASA is spending this week trying to rouse a veteran Mars orbiter that has not answered a single call in more than a month, a silence that threatens one of the agency’s most productive planetary ...

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that’s hurtling towards Earth at more than 38,500 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Estimated to ...

MELBOURNE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has received a contract from the Space Development Agency (SDA) to build 18 infrared satellites for the Tranche 3 (T3) Tracking Layer.

The award, with a potential value of over $1 billion, expands the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture with 18 new missile tracking satellites These satellites will provide missile tracking ...

Low-earth orbit is home to around 14,000 satellites, a dramatic increase from around 4,000 in 2018. One major force behind the increased space congestion is tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Overview Energy plans to develop satellites collecting solar power in geosynchronous orbit and beaming it to Earth using near-infrared wide-beam lasers. Credit: Overview Energy WASHINGTON — A space ...

Overview Energy, a startup attempting to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028. The Ashburn, Virginia-based company, ...

For its annual fitness competition, the Space Force has “Guardian Arena,” which tests both brains and brawn to measure the service’s unique requirements. It’s essentially the Army’s Best Squad ...

– SCHOTT® Solar Glass exos provides enhanced radiation resistance and optical performance for simple silicon cells up to III-V multijunction satellite solar cells. – Jointly developed with ...

For thirty years, SOHO has watched the Sun from a stable perch in space, revealing the inner workings of our star and surviving crises that nearly ended the mission. Its long-term observations ...