The rapid expansion of orbital activity is creating a problem that no longer ends at the edge of space. New figures ...

Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found. Published today in the journal Communications Earth & ...

SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket lifts off from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, to begin the Starship Flight 14 mission. Image: SpaceX With thirteen suborbital test flights behind them, SpaceX engineers ...

Rocket engine exhaust, as well as the burnup of inactive satellites and rocket parts reentering Earth's atmosphere, releases a suite of pollutants. These chemicals have long been considered to pose ...

Mission goes ahead despite some fears an initial engine failure after the Texas launch would scupper the attempt ...

The 45-foot upper-stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is projected to be on an Aug. 5 collision course with the moon's near side that faces Earth. The impact is predicted to create a new crater on the ...

Welcome to Edition 9.07 of the Rocket Report! China’s workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10. Chinese officials have not publicly ...