There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.

it will spin in orbit around Earth. As a Starlink satellite orbits, it will unfold its solar panels and lay flat in a low drag position to resist gravity’s pull back to Earth. When ready ...

A new study reveals advanced methods for improving orbit determination (OD) of large constellations of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, utilizing ...

Dark matter is thought to outnumber regular matter by a factor of five to one – so why can’t we find the stuff? A new study ...

The first episode of ITU’s Space Connect examined the fundamentals of LEO satellite constellations, revealing key trends and ...

China has managed to deliver a pair of satellites into lunar orbit despite the spacecraft initially being stranded in low ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

In high orbits, 22,000 miles (36,000km) above Earth, satellites enter a geostationary ... Launched in 2009, it orbited at an altitude of around 155 miles (250km), using an ion propulsion system ...

A rocket launched for the first time, marking a significant step in China's aerospace ambitions. With enhanced capabilities, ...