In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred ...

The U.S. Space Force is tracking debris in space after a satellite manufactured by Boeing exploded earlier this week, the satellite's operator said. The Intelsat 33e satellite, which was launched ...

Earth’s space junk may be wreaking havoc on the stratosphere. The rapid surge in satellite megaconstellations ... or even detectable against the background of natural meteorite debris from ...

What goes up, must come down — unless you’re sending things into space, of course, which creates some complications. After more than 60 years of satellite launches and space exploration ...

The satellite, named Vanguard-1, was a test of launch capabilities during the early days of the historic space age. Other satellites of its time have reentered through Earth’s atmosphere ...

With 2D cameras and space robotics ... on each satellite in a swarm. Similar to a mariner of old navigating the high seas with a sextant, the field of known stars in the background is used as ...

A communications satellite built by Boeing exploded into pieces while orbiting in space — resulting in a “total loss” of the device used to serve customers across Europe, Africa and parts of ...