A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on ...

The funding will enable Shield Space to advance its autonomous satellite defence technology, expand its operations and team, and prepare for its first orbital test flight as it moves toward in-orbit ...

Space debris is a growing threat to satellites and missions, with over 14,000 pieces already cluttering low-Earth orbit. To address this, Kazunori Takahashi, a researcher at Tohoku University in Japan ...

South Korea’s K-RadCube satellite will require onboard propulsion to raise its orbit after deployment on Artemis 2. Credit: KASA SALT LAKE CITY — A novel propulsion system will be called upon to ...

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

The Gateway, NASA’s upcoming lunar space station, is one step closer to reality as engineers have successfully powered on its ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves a satellite using the plasma exhaust of its ion engine to knock dangerous ...

WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer K2 Space announced plans to launch a three-spacecraft mission in 2027 on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with each satellite deploying to a different orbital ...

China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

Researchers in Japan may have found a way to tackle one of space exploration's most pressing problems — orbital debris. The neat part is that they won't even need to physically touch it. Engineers at ...

The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has responded by forming partnerships, funding ...