You know L1 and L2 and polar and MEO. L3 and L4 and halo and GEO. But do you recall, the most famous orbit of all?

The International Space Station is an engineering feat that has led to countless scientific discoveries. Like the thousands of satellites in orbit, it manages to stay up in the atmosphere.

As part of the agency's efforts to enable broader use of space, NASA has released its final goals and objectives for low ...

Rocket Lab plans to launch a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective this morning (Dec. 20), and you ...

Lightning strikes in the atmosphere can trigger a rain of high-powered “killer electrons” in low-Earth orbit that form harmful streams of radiation, new research suggests. Scientists had ...

Good question. Starlink is a satellite internet provider that uses LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) satellites in a massive constellation in order to beam service down to users in remote locations.

The rapid surge in satellites and growing debris in low Earth orbit (LEO) is pushing humanity toward a potential space catastrophe. Without international cooperation to manage orbital congestion ...

Over 14,000 satellites, 120 million bits of debris in key orbits Tracking, managing clutter crucial to safe orbiting, UN says Panel calls for greater international cooperation, data sharing ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

Rocket Lab launched a private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit today (Dec. 21) on the company's final mission of a busy 2024. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand ...