Relay 2 became inoperable nearly 60 years ago, but for a brief moment in 2024, it outshone the rest of the sky.

As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are cutting back on the cost of satellites and launching more of them at faster ...

A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

After taking a closer look, however, the team realized that the only viable source for the burst was NASA’s dead Relay 2, a ...

A total of 2,578 operational satellites were placed in orbit in 2024. This growing satellite count continues to strain orbital pathways and need for better space traffic coordination. (AI ...

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Source of the radio waves was tracked to a location that matches that of NASA’s defunct Relay 2 spacecraft, which launched in ...

June 7 (UPI) --SpaceX launched SiriusXM's second new satellite into orbit from Florida early Saturday after five delays. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:54 a.m. EDT from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral ...

So, there are no lightsabers in Space Force just yet, and the satellites hit with Meadowland’s EW capabilities don’t explode in a satisfying fireball. But with CCS Meadowlands, ...

Astroscale, the space junk removal venture, announced a British government contract June 16 worth about $7 million to deploy a pair of cubesats in 2027 to monitor space weather while tracking ...