The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them are ...

The problem occurred the previous day, when operators lost contact with the satellite while it was at an altitude of 418 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The number of spacecraft orbiting Earth is rising fast thanks to the emergence of private ...

The space around Earth has become increasingly cluttered with decades of accumulated debris left over from rocket launches, ...

A debris field comprised of a Starlink satellite's remains is floating through space, after a minor explosion broke off pieces of the tech and sent them tumbling around Earth's orbit.

"A single collision could have catastrophic long-term consequences," the authors explain, and we would not have long to avoid ...

A "House of Cards" is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama.

A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet’s satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure.

Astrophotographers observing Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) captured how rapidly Earth’s near-space environment is being polluted by artificial satellites.

A Starlink satellite faced a serious issue in orbit. Its propulsion tank failed, causing it to spin uncontrollably and break ...

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