Once upon a time, we thought that our actions were too insignificant to impact something as large as the natural environment — that it wouldn’t be possible for fishermen to exhaust a fishery, that ...

The U.S. Space Force has partnered with a space engineering company to create an "orbital carrier" that can deploy smaller spacefaring vessels. The carrier, funded by the agency's strategic funding ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From hundreds ...

When Elon Musk’s SpaceX team returned their Falcon Heavy side booster rockets back to Cape Canaveral in February, after placing one of his Tesla Roadster cars in space, it marked a turning point. With ...

Shijian-21 lifting off atop a Long March 3B on Oct. 24, 2021. The Shijian-21 spacecraft later successfully docked with a defunct Chinese satellite to alter its orbit. Credit: CASC Events in the Middle ...