Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes ...

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 ...

Often misunderstood as "hovering," satellites are actually in constant free-fall, perpetually missing Earth's surface as the ...

Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would ...

Most people never think about where satellites sit once they reach space. They simply assume they stay put, doing their job ...

Long-term satellite measurements show that Earth’s magnetic field is changing faster and more unevenly than expected, driven ...

NASA's fleet of Earth-observing satellites captured 12 remarkable views throughout 2025, documenting major natural phenomena, ...

The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them are ...

On New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, vice president of Starlink engineering at SpaceX, announced that the company will lower ...

Low orbit is filling up so fast that researchers now estimate the world would have less than three days to react if a major ...

The first wave of Starlink satellites are reaching the end of their five-year lifespans and burning up in droves. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.