The Chinese weather satellite Fengyun 1C was deliberately destroyed by China in an anti-satellite weapon test in 2007 and peppered low-Earth orbit with an estimated 3,000 pieces of shrapnel. In 2012, ...

Michael Byers holds the Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law. Aaron Boley holds the Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy. They both teach at the University of British ...

Starlink satellites are making thousands of avoidance maneuvers as low Earth orbit becomes more crowded, feeding worries that a catastrophic impact is inevitable. SpaceX's orbital communication ...

Another concern is pollution to Earth and the ozone layer.

The International Space Station (ISS) travels around Earth at an incredibly fast speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour. Because of this speed, it goes all the way around the planet in just about ...

In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted unsuccessfully to send a small temple on board a satellite into orbit.

As Earth's orbit is becoming more littered with detritus, Calgary-based scientists are working with partners in the U.S. to find a way for satellites to dodge space debris. The University of Calgary ...

Pluto's unusual eccentricity and tilt is likely due to its interactions with neighboring Neptune and other giant planets, ...

Beyond Neptune, a celestial object puzzles astronomers with its synchronized motion with the giant planet. Its inclined orbit challenges current models of the outer Solar System. Discovered by an ...

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A striking new image of the strange interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has revealed it is growing a tail, offering more proof that ...