Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues ...

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Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22).

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Bellatrix Aerospace is developing VLEO satellites for 180-200 km altitudes, promising reduced costs and centimetre-level imaging with innovative plasma propulsion.

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Two Russian military satellites just danced within 10 feet of each other in orbit. See why space trackers are alarmed.

METEOROLOGIST KEVIN SKARUPA EXPLAINS DIFFERENT TYPES OF ORBITS, WEATHER PERMITTING. NASA’S ARTEMIS TWO IS LIFTING OFF LATER THIS WEEK FOR A TEN DAY MISSION AROUND THE MOON. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 20,000 ...