The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will ...

Rocket Lab plans to launch an Earth-observing satellite for the company BlackSky tonight (May 28), and you can watch the ...

Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they ...

Social media users were all left making the same comment when an 'awesome' image of the International Space Station (ISS) was ...

A passing star has been discovered that could cause chaos in the Solar System, sending Earth flying out of orbit.

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

A paper by astronomers Nathan Kaib and Sean Raymond released earlier this month used new simulations to determine how likely ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million near-Earth objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

A new threat looms as scientists warn of dangerous asteroids near Venus, hidden from Earth's telescopes by the Sun's glare.

In the cold, dark outskirts of planetary systems far beyond the reach of the known planets, mysterious gas giants and ...

New research suggests that our entire solar system is vulnerable to being thrown into chaos by a distant star.

Scientists have identified three massive asteroids, hidden near Venus, that pose a significant impact threat to Earth. These ...