NASA’s Van Allen Probe A, a 1,300-pound satellite that spent more than a decade studying Earth’s radiation belts, fell back through the atmosphere on March 11, 2026, according to the agency. The ...

This reentry is notable because it poses a higher risk to the public than the US government typically allows. The risk of ...

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...

A spacecraft built to study one of Earth’s most hostile regions ended its mission with a return through the atmosphere years earlier than expected. Van Allen Probe A, a NASA satellite weighing about 1 ...

A defunct NASA satellite that launched 14 years ago to study Earth’s radiation belts is expected to crash back to the planet on Tuesday ...

NASA is looking for ways to keep three aging Earth observation satellites in operation as their power supplies dwindle. Terra, Aqua and Aura were launched between 1999 and 2004. They have run out of ...

Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a cislunar orbit between Earth and the moon. Less than 10% of these orbits remained ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

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An Atlas V rocket launches Viasat’s latest satellite from Cape Canaveral. (Photo courtesy of the company) In twin rocket launches on Thursday, Carlsbad-based Viasat‘s latest high-capacity ...