As the ISS approaches retirement, Max Space aims to replace part of its capacity with a cost-efficient, single-launch ...

Earthquake sensors are giving scientists a new way to track space junk as it falls back to Earth.

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human ...

It's been 40 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...

A new study warns that crowded internet satellite constellations like Starlink may push low Earth orbit toward a collision ...

NASA’s EMIT sensor uses imaging spectroscopy and spectral libraries to support large-scale tracking of plastic and other marine debris from space.

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on ...

Now, scientists have devised a clever new way to predict where the pieces may land.

Pegg, Australia's first qualified astronaut, received the nation's highest civilian honor on the night of January 25, 2026, when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presented her with the 2026 Australian ...

Astrophysicists are warning that low Earth orbit is reaching a critical tipping point, where satellite collisions could happen faster than previously imagined. A new metric, the ...

As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into their sonic booms.

Two scientists have developed an innovative technique that analyzes data collected by terrestrial seismic sensors to monitor ...