The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded. Now, tech firms are racing to add more. There are already thousands of satellites hurdling around the Earth in low orbit - many of them are ...

Long-term satellite measurements show that Earth’s magnetic field is changing faster and more unevenly than expected, driven ...

Space debris, astronaut health research, NC astronaut Christina Koch and more. Explore the perils of space junk, why a nonprofit in the NC mountains preserves historic star photos and how scientists ...

The boundary between Earth and outer space is far less clear than most people assume. Scientists use multiple definitions ...

It may seem surprising to ask which country is closest to space, since no part of Earth’s surface crosses the boundary into the atmosphere beyond. Yet from a scientific standpoint, one location can be ...

The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private entities are ...

NASA and Nokia, the Finnish telecom, announced a partnership to put a 4G cellular communications network on the moon, a key ...