Why is it important to know about exoplanets having their atmospheres stripped while orbiting F-type stars? This is what a recent study submitted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as an ...

Greenhouse gas emissions aren’t just warming our planet, they’re reshaping space, too. A new study from MIT aerospace engineers reveals that rising carbon dioxide levels are shrinking Earth’s upper ...

The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a Russian cosmonaut casually flung a piece of obsolete hardware into orbit, turning routine maintenance into a vivid reminder that ...

Each day, radio signals from key communications and navigation satellites travel freely through a layer of Earth’s atmosphere known as the ionosphere. Floating 50 to 400 miles (80 to 643 kilometers) ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is preparing to launch an advanced weather satellite into orbit for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Geostationary Operational Environmental ...

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BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of satellites ...

To get started, all you need is a standard A4 sheet of paper and the folding skills of a 4-year-old. Reading time 3 minutes Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper ...

Britain’s cooler weather in early July was due to atmospheric conditions, not changes in the Earth’s orbit or tilt, as some social media users claimed. Britain experienced slightly below-average ...