SpaceX confirmed that one Starlink satellite recently exploded in orbit, and it is now tumbling to re-enter the planet.

NASA has just sent a spacecraft into orbit that looks less like a traditional satellite and more like something from a 1950s ...

A major step toward launch day is complete as NASA's Artemis II astronauts ran through a countdown demonstration test.

Learn about the process of astronauts returning to Earth through an informative 3D animation. This video highlights the ...

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FAA documents now show the collateral peril the explosion put three flights in that evening, including a JetBlue trip to San ...

From rocket launch to reentry, satellites are adding CO2 and other pollutants to every layer of Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX, the operator of the Starlink constellation, is coordinating with the U.S. Space Force and NASA to monitor the objects.

Satellites have come a long way in the last couple years, and what you learned about them in school is likely far different ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas — SpaceX launched Starship for its ninth test flight on Tuesday night, which also marked for the first time that a Super Heavy booster was reused for a second time. However, ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed ways to rapidly evaluate new thermal protection materials ...