A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

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New research published in Physical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection ...

A particle detector flying above Antarctica has recently caused a stir in the particle physics world after it detected highly ...

How a new generation of navigation tech could be the key to ensuring safe, reliable, and secure navigation for aircraft.

Low Earth orbit (LEO) is on the verge of a major expansion in crewed operations, but the proliferation of space debris could threaten these missions and create safety hazards for astronauts. With ...

A huge 'dent' anomaly in the Earth's magnetic field has NASA on high alert. Charged particles from the Sun are repelled and trapped by Earth's magnetic field, which surrounds the planet like a shield.

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Lightning strikes in the atmosphere can trigger a rain of high-powered “killer electrons” in low-Earth orbit that form harmful streams of radiation, new research suggests. Scientists had ...

There are more than 2,000 mostly intact dead rockets circling the Earth, but until this year, no one ever launched a satellite to go see what one looked like after many years of tumbling around ...