CubeSat satellite activates after a powerful solar storm and discovers two new and mysterious radiation belts around Earth.

In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX.

The Earth's magnetic field has been getting weaker over the past few centuries. This weakening can be seen in data gathered ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PN7 is moving close to Earth, sparking false claims about a second moon — here’s what scientists actually say.

New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without ...

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 ...

The Earth now has another moon to tag along during its orbit around the Sun. Astronomers found out that the Earth has two ...

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the ...

The first wave of Starlink satellites are reaching the end of their five-year lifespans and burning up in droves. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.

Elon Musk’s satellite network is expected to balloon in size over the next decade. Should we be concerned? (Hint: Many ...

The asteroid isn’t a second moon, instead it is a quasi-satellite that is trailing the Earth’s orbit around the sun. Unlike ...