Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth could pose an increased threat of striking aircraft as it falls from space, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

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 ...

Wiśniewski, Polish engineer and current ESA astronaut slated to travel to the ISS on the private Axiom Mission 4.

A much-anticipated record five rocket launches in 24-hours was scuttled yesterday when a New Zealand launch was postponed due ...

Rumors of a Russian space nuke, along with other satellite-targeting weapons, have made geopolitical tensions extend into ...

Duncan Blake, a researcher at the University of Adelaide and a former legal officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, ...

As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is already scheduled to return the astronauts under a plan announced by NASA in August.

By 2030, we will face an unprecedented situation: the first major space station in history will cease to exist. But what ...

Two Chinese astronauts have completed the second spacewalk of their six-month-long mission in Earth orbit. Cai Xuzhe and ... including the installation of space debris protection devices and ...