An astrophysicist interview underlines the growing risk of satellites, from the increasingly crowded skies, falling to Earth.

As the satellites orbit Earth at an altitude of around 340 miles (550 kilometers), they slowly lose altitude over time due to ...

Tianwen-2 probe is currently at a distance of about 43 million km (26.7 million mi) from Earth. This places it in a stable ...

“The power consumption of data centers around the world is spiking massively with the introduction of these 'AI' systems and ...

Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell has told EarthSky that one or two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth ...

Currently, about one to two Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth every day from their place in the thermosphere. That’s according to retired Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, the ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Dowell / Getty Images President Donald ...

Chinese J-35 naval fighter launches from aircraft carrier Fujian (18). PLAN photo The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest and most capable aircraft carrier launched and recovered the ...

Dark energy—the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. The most widely accepted theory currently suggests ...

A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicenter was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters ...

Each Chinese zodiac sign's weekly horoscope is here from September 22 - 28, 2025. This month is almost over, and you're really going to love this week. There are no red days. We have one day for ...