When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The number of spacecraft orbiting Earth is rising fast thanks to the emergence of private ...

There's a small crisis emerging in outer space, as the skies above our planet are slowly filling with floating space trash and experts are rushing to find a way to clear away the worst of it. Now, a ...

You might think space as a vast emptiness. But according to the European Space Agency, it's getting incredibly crowded – at least around our planet. A European Space Agency report released April 1 ...

Arizona residents may have one more opportunity to see a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket overhead before Christmas. But beware a morning launch window.

SpaceX's busy December is on track to continue with potentially the 5th rocket launch of the month from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

BEIJING -- The large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth's atmosphere this weekend has brought about an alarming but not unprecedented situation. Space debris has crashed ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on tap to launch from California this weekend should be easy to spot in Arizona - if you're willing to stay up late.

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SpaceX is planning its next Starlink mission from California as early as Thursday, Dec. 4. The mission will deploy 28 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. If conditions are clear, rocket ...

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In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX.

The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will these "megaconstellations" become? And what problems might they cause? When ...