Earth's orbital overcrowding is approaching a breaking point, according to a new analysis using a warning metric called the ...

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

Fleets of satellites interfere with snapshots taken by Earth-bound observatories. But a new study suggests these orbiters ...

Arianespace launched a Vega C, sending South Korea's KOMPSAT-7 satellite into Earth orbit, the sixth flight by the French-based company this year.

Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the ...

High up in Earth's orbit, millions of human-made objects large and small are flying at speeds of over 15,000 miles per hour.

Okay, it's not quite that common an occurrence, but there are indeed a number of firms giving this a go. The latest to join ...

A new study warns that massive solar storms could trigger a catastrophic chain of satellite collisions in low-Earth orbit ...