Astronomers have identified a rare and unusually fast asteroid racing through the inner solar system. Known as 2025 SC79, the ...

WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer K2 Space announced plans to launch a three-spacecraft mission in 2027 on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with each satellite deploying to a different orbital ...

The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of satellites in Earth orbit were forced to perform more than 10 ...

Space scientists look back on three decades of exoplanet discoveries—from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...

Old rocket parts and decommissioned satellites are whizzing around in low Earth orbit, where they risk colliding with the ...

On Nov. 2, 2000, Expedition 1 arrived at the still-under-construction International Space Station. And since that day, this ...

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have both celebrated space victories, but they’ve also faced setbacks. (Musk at left: GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota, 2020. Bezos at right: Blue Origin Photo, 2021) Jeff Bezos’ ...

China remains America’s top threat in space and is catching up to the U.S. military’s space capabilities at an “incredible pace,” a top Space Force general said. Here, a visitor takes photos of ...

Quantum Space has acquired Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets to boost its capability to deliver highly maneuverable, persistent and cost-efficient platforms for national security, civil and ...

The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has responded by forming partnerships, funding ...

Astronomers have discovered a new object traveling with Earth around the Sun — an asteroid known as a “quasi-moon.” This small celestial object, designated 2025 PN7, was first detected on August 2 at ...