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 ...

Elon Musk’s satellite network is expected to balloon in size over the next decade. Should we be concerned? (Hint: Many experts already are.) ...

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

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

A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be reckless ...

Multiple Starlink satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX are falling to Earth every single day, an astronomer warns — and ...

Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia's remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins of the planets and water, the Asian nation's space ...

Artificial intelligence is proving to be a critical factor in accelerating the development of nuclear fusion, bringing the ...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the ...

Poor funding and job insecurity are pushing researchers abroad, where countries with deeper pockets actively seek top talent ...

Space weather isn’t referring to rain clouds that float through the galaxy. Instead, it’s caused by massive explosions of ...