Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour.

A rendering of Europe's proposed multi-orbit broadband constellation. The march toward single broadband terminals that can tap into multiple orbits promises greater resiliency and flexibility. It also ...

To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old. Reading time 3 minutes Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper ...

From defunct satellites to rocket parts, debris from everything humans have launched into space since the 1950s is orbiting the Earth. That space junk is threatening our technology, both up there and ...

Despite decades of warnings, governments and private companies have continued launching missions with little plan for what ...

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This constellation of machinery is the technological backbone of modern life, making ...

At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per hour. This constellation of machinery is the technological backbone of modern life, making ...