Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 ...
A Chinese aerospace company, Geovis Insighter Technology Co. Ltd., is preparing to launch an ambitious space situational awareness (SSA) network designed to monitor orbital traffic and debris in low ...
Illustration of congestion in geostationary orbit. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 Space is changing, fast. Thousands of new satellites are going up each year. Thousands of new satellites ...
Will Crowe, chief executive of HEO, shows how the company has improved imaging of spacecraft in low Earth orbit, such as the Tiangong space station. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust SYDNEY — An Australian ...
A CNSA official confirmed work on space debris removal, a move seen as key for orbital sustainability but fraught with potential military implications. China is developing the capability to remove ...
More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...
Our planet had a "second moon" for a hot minute in 2024. This gave space entrepreneurs a bright idea. Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth's orbit and ...