What appeared to be a fireball may have been a decommissioned SpaceX satellite creating a fiery spectacle as it broke up above Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX has taken a proactive controlled deorbit approach ... Accurate knowledge of satellite positions in orbit is crucial for space sustainability. SpaceX encourages all satellite operators ...

On Saturday night, dozens of people spotted a fiery object burning and breaking up, creating several streaks across the night ...

The British subsidiary of Japan’s Astroscale is preparing for a critical design review early next year of a servicer that will attempt to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit ...

Veteran Ventures Capital invested in Turion's recently closed and oversubscribed Series A funding round. Turion has raised ...

To that end, the space agency plans to use SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft for an upcoming orbital maneuver, potentially paving the way for a larger version that will deorbit the space station in six ...

A special spacecraft will guide the space station through Earth’s atmosphere, but what about other large pieces of space debris?

The satellite was made from magnolia trees harvested ... Earth orbit is creating a space debris problem with few options to deorbit defunct spacecraft. Kyoto University researchers said one ...

TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kepler Communications, a company building Internet connectivity for space, today announced that it has petitioned for changes with the Federal Communications ...

Because the satellites operate in a low-Earth orbit below 372 miles in altitude, atmospheric drag should deorbit a satellite naturally within 5 years, sending it burning up in Earth's orbit.