SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches on a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on May 27, 2025. Eric Gay / AP By William Harwood, Published by CBS News, 28 May 2025 After spectacular back-to-back upper stage failures in January and March, SpaceX launched another Super Heavy-Starship rocket Tuesday on the program's
This European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft currently orbiting the Earth, with many expected to either burn up in the atmosphere, or move to a distant 'graveyard orbit' when they reach end of life. Scientists argue for slowing down satellite launches until international space regulations catch up.
An artist's illustration of a satellite crashing back to Earth. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Ben Turner, Published by Live Science, 10 May 2025 The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning. After
This European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft currently orbiting the Earth, with many expected to either burn up in the atmosphere, or move to a distant 'graveyard orbit' when they reach end of life By Tom Perkins, Published by The Guardian, 7 May 2025 SpaceX and Starlink
The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Kate Ravilious, Published by The Guardian, 1 May 2025 Aluminium emissions from satellites as they fall to Earth and burn up is becoming
The International Space Station has been continuously occupied for over 25 years By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 25 April 2029 The International Space Station (ISS) is going through its most complicated stage since it began exploring space in 1998. The safety committee that advises NASA has been very
Starship flies off the launch pad during IFT-3. (Source: Elon Musk /Twitter (X)) By Matthew Lewallen, Published by Space News, 14 April 2025 On a clear evening this January, flights out of Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale suddenly ground to a halt. The culprit wasn’t weather or a software glitch
Image Credit: janiecbros/Getty Images By Joe Harker, Published by Lad Bible, 2 April 2025 We're doing a great job of cluttering up space, which is a bad thing NASA is offering a $3 million (£2.3 million) reward for someone who comes up with a solution to getting rid of waste
