In 2025, around 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burnt up upon descent. These artificial meteor showers, visible across the globe, have raised concerns about their ...

A defunct European Space Agency satellite the size of a school bus came crashing down to Earth on Wednesday over the North Pacific Ocean, more than a decade after the spacecraft finished its mission ...

The rapid expansion of satellite constellations and the increasing accumulation of space debris pose significant threats to the ozone layer and overall space safety. Recent analysis has highlighted ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/David Ducross On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A bright, slow-moving fireball streaked across the southern sky Saturday night shortly after 10 p.m. CST. This fireball left onlookers amazed and confused as to what it was.

A fiery spectacle over the southeastern United States on Saturday night left observers puzzled, with many mistaking the fireball for the annual Ursid meteor shower. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell of ...

An artist's illustrtaion of the Cluster satellite mission to study Earth's magentic field - Copyright EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/AFP/File Anne RENAUT An artist's ...

How's your day going — good? Bad? Bad enough you wish a five thousand-pound European satellite would crash back to Earth and possibly get you out of a day of work? While the odds of space debris ...

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