Flying through Earth’s orbit are thousands of satellites and two operational space stations, including the International Space Station, which weighs as much as 77 elephants. The International Space ...

Space is no longer the final frontier it once seemed. Today, our planet's orbit resembles a cosmic junkyard where millions of debris pieces hurtle at devastating speeds, turning what should be ...

The International Space Station (ISS) was forced to shift its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. Had the ISS maintained its typical orbit, it would have come within 2.5 miles of a floating ...

NASA says that the International Space Station (ISS) shifted its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. The debris avoidance maneuver involved firing thrusters on the ISS at 2:09 p.m. CT for 5 ...

The International Space Station is going a just tiny bit faster today, after receiving an orbital boost from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX's 31st commercial resupply mission lifted off Nov. 4, ...

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