There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

Often misunderstood as "hovering," satellites are actually in constant free-fall, perpetually missing Earth's surface as the ...

SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of about 4,400 Starlink satellites in 2026 to reduce orbital decay time, limit debris risks and improve safety in low Earth orbit.

An image simulating the contamination from satellite trails in observations by ARRAKIHS, a European Space Agency telescope planned to launch in 2030 NASA / Borlaff et al., Nature, 2025 under CC ...

On New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, vice president of Starlink engineering at SpaceX, announced that the company will lower ...

Starting 2026, Starlink will bring approximately half its fleet of satellite closer to earth addressing rising space safety concerns. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key ...

Most people never think about where satellites sit once they reach space. They simply assume they stay put, doing their job ...

A SpaceX executive said the move would reduce the "likelihood of collision" with other satellites and space debris.

Space environment health score shows how healthy - or stressed - Earth’s orbit is expected to become over the next 200 years.