A massive solar storm can trigger the low Earth orbit to collapse into Earth.

Extreme solar activity or even a software glitch could put us just days away from a satellite collision in low-Earth orbit.

Low-Earth orbit is more crowded—and fragile—than it looks. Satellites constantly weave past each other, burning fuel and making dozens of evasive maneuvers every year just to stay safe. A major solar ...

Space debris has been a major safety concern for operations for years now, but SpaceX and Starlink think they've found a way ...

Rising launch cadences have dramatically increased orbital debris, posing critical risks to spacecraft and operations, as highlighted by incidents like the Shenzhou-21 stranding. The primary barrier ...

A "House of Cards" is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama. However, its original meaning is of a system that is fundamentally unstable.

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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 ...

Humanity has wrapped Earth in a growing halo of satellites, rocket stages and metallic shards, a messy byproduct of the space ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...