Worse yet, its new position could be hazardous for many other geostationary satellites circling the Earth. "It's now in what we call a 'gravity well' at 105 degrees West longitude, wandering backwards ...

SpaceX at over 450 satellites; Planet at more than 150. SpaceX is targeting broadband communications; Planet is all about Earth observation ... resolution imagers circling the globe.

There are nearly 6,000 satellites circling Earth, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). About 60% of them are defunct (space junk). Research firm Euroconsult estimates that 990 satellites ...

And Musk wants to add another 30,000 to that, coming to a total of 42,000 satellites circling Earth. All of these satellites will also be much closer, anywhere from 200 to 400 miles above the ...

Hundreds of defunct satellites plunge toward Earth every year. Scientists are studying how the chemical stew left in their wake impacts the atmosphere.

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...

An international team of scientists reviewed observations taken by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites operated by NASA, the German Aerospace Center and the German Research ...

In June, I highlighted a change in the Pentagon's plans for its Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) -- a set of massive ...

Monday's satellite launch means SpaceX has enough direct-to-cell satellites in orbit to offer robust coverage. But it still ...