NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...

As the space industry continues to grow, the environmental impact of space missions becomes an increasingly urgent concern. A new study published in Chem Circularity on December 1, 2025, proposes a ...

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded scrapyard, packed with dead satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments that no longer serve any purpose.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Cassini spacecraft's ...

Composite Space Armor tiles introduced by advanced mobility composites company Atomic-6 (Marietta, Ga., U.S.) have been selected by space operator Portal Space Systems (Bothell, Wash., U.S.) to be the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

When NASA announced that astronauts on upcoming missions will be allowed to take modern smartphones into space, the initial ...

The technologies pushing the boundaries of the space economy sound as if they came from a science fiction novel: reusable rockets, satellite assembly lines, lunar landers and octocopters. On Nov. 3, ...