Payloads carrying cremated human remains, research technology for the nation’s spy satellite agency, and spacecraft to ...

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Colorado State University.

It is likely that Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore would have developed a host of conditions that would make the ...

Over time, these shifts could limit the number of satellites that can reliably operate in Earth’s orbit. Led by MIT, the new study indicates that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases ...

New research finds that greenhouse gas emissions are cooling and contracting the thermosphere, reducing atmospheric drag on ...

Every few days now, a giant rocket blasts a fiery trail through the atmosphere, lofting satellites into orbit, carrying out ...

According to the reports, their spacecraft is set to re-enter Earth's gravitational forces on March 19, 2025, after an extended mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A mission to ...

It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid increase in microorganisms capable of performing photosynthesis. Researchers ...

Starlink satellites burn up, creating artificial meteor showers—but they release aluminum oxide, potentially damaging Earth’s ...

"Re-entering Earth's atmosphere is an intense experience. The Dragon capsule carrying Williams and her fellow astronaut will endure extreme temperatures as it speeds through the atmosphere.