In June, look for additional opportunities to see SpaceX launch its Falcon 9 rocket on missions to deliver Starlink satellites into orbit.

Maintaining the fuel at temperatures below –183°C is key: even small heat leaks in space can cause gases to boil off.

What if Earth suddenly expanded to be as massive and large as Jupiter, the gas giant? This hypothetical scenario would lead to extraordinary changes in our planet’s environment, structure, and life ...

A satellite no bigger than a washing machine could soon take a major step toward reshaping the future of clean energy. Japan is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will send solar energy wirelessly ...

In equatorial orbit, the motion of the Earth’s spin helps you along. Therefore, satellites are generally hurled into space eastward to take advantage of Earth’s rotation. “In short ...

The Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office, the US government's spy satellite agency, are also capitalizing on ...

The satellite population in low Earth orbit (LEO) is not an open book. While data on many satellites is public, others are ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

China’s Tianwen-2 launched on a sample return mission to asteroid Kamo’oalewa, before heading out for a visit with the Comet ...

However, NASA has stated that one man-made structure in China is so massive that it may have affected the Earth's rotation, Yahoo News reports. Giant dam capable of affecting planet's orbit Dr ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...