Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded, and scientists are warning that space may soon become too risky to manage safely. A new study published in Acta Astronautica takes on a question that could define the ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The idea of making a home in space is rapidly shifting from possibility to reality. Today, those anniversaries serve as a ...

UK-based Space Forge wants to create ultra-high-quality crystals in space for the manufacture of semiconductors back on Earth.

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

ESA's Proba-2 satellite captured a stunning 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse from orbit — a view few on Earth could see.

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...

Astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured the International Space Station transit the Sun. The NASA astronauts were ...

Reusable launch vehicles — such as SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn, Stoke Space’s Nova, Rocket Lab’s Neutron ...