With Russia increasing disruption to European infrastructure in orbit, including jamming, and monitoring of essential ...

Almost half the stuff in orbit around Earth can be classified as space junk, and the problem is only going to get worse as launches and orbital infrastructure increase. Using data from the U.S. Space ...

Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch orbital data centers in space, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. The potential deal comes as SpaceX gears up for its $1 ...

Blue Origin acknowledged the satellite was placed into a lower-than-planned orbit, but hasn't commented since it was deemed lost. Analysts expect limited impact on AST SpaceMobile's finances, but ...

Blue Origin launched the company's third New Glenn rocket on Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a ...

The Artemis II astronauts broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday, firing their main engine for nearly six minutes to boost the ship's velocity to 24,500 mph, the speed required to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crew is expected to remain close to Earth for roughly 25 hours, ...

The Artemis II astronauts blasted out of Earth’s orbit Thursday evening and on to the next phase of their mission — a four-day journey toward the moon. The Orion spacecraft burned its engine for six ...

Humanity has shifted an asteroid’s orbit around the sun for the first time. This was achieved by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission in 2022, but the effect has only now been ...

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits. By Katrina Miller In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a ...

Low-Earth orbit is more crowded—and fragile—than it looks. Satellites constantly weave past each other, burning fuel and making dozens of evasive maneuvers every year just to stay safe. A major solar ...

The place where I grew up has a body. To anyone passing through on the way to Boston, it may look like every other small town in Massachusetts, but I know what’s underneath the skin. Main Street is ...