The company revealed that a Starlink satellite experienced an anomaly on Wednesday that led to a complete loss of ...

One or more units will then move to lower orbits. NASA aims to test how DiskSats perform in very low Earth orbit, below 186 ...

SpaceX confirmed that one Starlink satellite recently exploded in orbit, and it is now tumbling to re-enter the planet.

The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have ...

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

Satellites in orbit would begin to collide in a matter of days if they lost manoeuvrability during a solar storm or other ...

Earth's orbit is an ellipse, not a perfect circle. Earth's distance from the Sun varies by about 3 million miles throughout the year. Earth's orbit's semimajor axis is approximately 93 million miles.

Many tech billionaires, including Musk, fall squarely into the “proponents” category. With a blockbuster IPO on the horizon ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation ...

The modified Mira launched in January 2025 on SpaceX's Transporter 12 rideshare mission, which hauled 131 payloads to low ...

Virgin Orbit demonstrated on Wednesday morning that its first spaceflight in January was no fluke. The company's Cosmic Girl aircraft took off from Mojave Air and Space Port an hour after sunrise ...