Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

The exploration of outer space, which began during the Cold War space race with milestones like the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, has driven advances in science ...

S ome famous horror movies are limited to a single location (what's sometimes called a bottle movie), but does that take away from the impact that film has? The answer is a resolu ...

Credit: NOAA As the Trump 2.0 administration begins to take shape, one of the questions orbiting in the beltway space community is whether President-elect Trump will retain the National Space ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to ...

As the new Trump administration takes the reins in the White House, there is feverish speculation about how its policies will reshape NASA's direction and priorities, as well as the wider space ...

A decade ago humanity launched around 200 objects into space per year. Now we launch more than 2,600, with no prospects for slowing down. This rapid expansion of human activity in outer space has ...

India on Thursday became the fourth country to successfully achieve an unmanned docking in space, a feat seen as pivotal for future missions as New Delhi cements its place as a global space power.

By Katrina Miller NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George ...