Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...

Researchers found Earth's orbital changes align with past volcanic eruptions. Climate shifts and massive eruptions occurred ...

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's ...

Considered a solitary star for its lack of stellar companions, Barnard's Star is notoriously lonely—signs of any exoplanets ...

Scientists have detected a potential exoplanet using an unusual method — tracking shifts in another planet’s orbit. The hot Jupiter TOI-2818b was found to have an unexpected timing variation, hinting ...

Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give ... roughly 100 kilometers up. Objects that orbit the planet are dragged down by the lingering air density, spiraling closer to the planet until ...