An unexpected moment captured from orbit has offered a rare glimpse into the growing complexity of Earth’s low orbit environment. A satellite image, discovered on Google Earth, appears to show a ...

Fram2's orbit flew Dragon on a north-to-south trajectory in low Earth orbit at an altitude of about 271 miles (437 kilometers). From their novel perspective, the "Framonauts" were able to witness ...

They’re seeing what no human has seen before. The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth’s polar region revealed the breathtaking view of the gleaming “pure white” tundra in the first ...

The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

A European Space Agency report released April 1 studied the space above Earth. The report says that ... about a third of the debris. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.

meaning "forward," the Fram2 website says the team plans to view and photograph Earth's polar regions from low-Earth orbit and conduct 22 experiments focused on "advancing human health and ...

What the Fram2 crew did in space Satellites are routinely launched into orbit around Earth’s poles. So while the Fram2 crew’s view from space had previously been captured, it was experienced ...