Satellites that retire are deorbited into a graveyard orbit within 25 years of their missions ending. This is the case with ...

As space junk increases, more operators are choosing to launch without any insurance at all. To compensate, companies are ...

A long-dead experimental Nasa satellite suddenly emitted a powerful energy blast recently, leaving scientists perplexed.

Thousands of pieces of space junk are orbiting Earth and the number keeps growing. Here’s what’s floating up there, where it ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would ...

Chances of the space rock 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in December 2032 have been downgraded but debris could knock out ...

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

The financial performance of the sector has also been strained. Losses from satellite insurance exceeded premiums in several recent years, with 2023 alone reportedly seeing around $500 million in ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, though not an Earth threat, now poses a collision risk to the Moon. Scientists estimate a 4.3% chance of ...

THE origin of a mysterious pulse emanating from space has finally been revealed by scientists after a year of investigation. And it’s not quite an alien civilisation trying to contact Earth, ...

An asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032 could trigger a gigantic explosion that would send debris streaming ...