The maneuvers will be undertaken by SpaceX, the owner of the largest satellite fleet in orbit. About 4,400 of the company’s ...

The downward migration in 2026 involves roughly half of SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of ...

SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of about 4,400 Starlink satellites in 2026 to reduce orbital decay time, limit debris risks and improve safety in low Earth orbit.

Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

"Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways," Nicholls said, including by "reducing the aggregate likelihood of collision." A ...

SpaceX's Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer.

As the year gets underway, something important happens quietly in space while life on Earth carries on as usual. Our planet ...

Prior to the ESA releasing the photos, any image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around its equator. The Solar Orbiter launched February 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ...

Far from the bright glare of the Moon, a much smaller companion has been quietly keeping pace with Earth, looping around the ...

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

Recently, micro/nanosatellites have become a significant trend in space with the rapid development of space technology, ...