Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...

Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

A photo composite of exposures taken over just 30 minutes show satellites low Earth orbit lit all night by sunlight. Many of the parallel streaks heading generally horizontal west to east (right to ...

A satellite made an uncontrolled return to Earth Wednesday, re-entering the atmosphere over the north Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii, according to the the European Space Agency. The agency ...

For decades, satellites passing over Earth's north and south poles have experienced a flow of ions from the upper atmosphere into space. Dubbed the 'polar wind', the source of this flow had eluded ...

Long-anticipated findings confirm eclipses create a ripple effect in Earth's atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. College ...

Researchers have created a dataset of the whole atmosphere, enabling new research to be conducted on previously difficult-to-study regions. Using a new data-assimilation system called JAGUAR-DAS, ...

The first-of-its-kind complement of instruments dubbed the ‘space storm hunter’ hangs out in its new location outside the International Space Station in this image taken by on of the Station’s ...

Space exploration is a wondrous event as it is the exploration of uncharted territory beyond the planet. However, recent revelations indicated that though the region is unfamiliar, it is technically ...

Description: The AERIS mission aims to investigate the suborbital space environment and enhance the understanding of how atmospheric gases behave in the critical transition zone between the Earth’s ...