The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will ...

The world at large is working to stop the fast-progressing degradation of Earth's environment. In the space sector, however, ...

As Earth’s orbit becomes increasingly crowded, we need more data on how space weather impacts their reentries, researchers ...

Thousands of satellites are currently orbiting Earth, and most of them are destined to return. As the number of satellites ...

New research reveals that increased solar activity is shortening the lifespans of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites and causing ...

Eruptions from the sun are causing SpaceX ’s Starlink satellites to fall to Earth “faster than expected”, according to Nasa ...

This is every active satellite orbiting Earth: Created in 2014 by Quartz’s David Yanofsky and Tim Fernholz, this interactive infographic elegantly arranges the current active satellites based on ...

"Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first ...

There have never been so many satellites orbiting Earth as there are today, thanks in part to the launch of mega ...

Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they ...

The rapid expansion of his internet provider has given Musk huge leverage in some of the world's most vulnerable regions ...