There are over 40,000 pieces of space debris orbiting Earth that, in the event of a collision, could cause considerable ...

There are over 40,000 pieces of space debris orbiting Earth that, in the event of a collision, could cause significant damage ...

Space is getting crowded. Find out who’s writing the rules in 2025—and what it means for the future of satellites, launches, ...

H ere's a sentence which, while technically correct, will make you sound like the most hardened of conspiracy theorists: no ...

The Northern Lights or aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. this week due to a coronal hole and a "co-rotating ...

The European Space Agency's newfound willingness to talk about defence is the latest sign of a security seachange.

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...

Operating technology in space is no easy task. Harsh conditions like intense radiation from solar flares and cosmic rays, ...

The first such flight occurred in 1963, when Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was launched on a solo mission aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6, becoming the first woman in space and the only woman ...

James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, ...