A massive solar storm can trigger the low Earth orbit to collapse into Earth.

Low Earth orbit now holds thousands of satellites, and the count keeps rising. That growth has made space feel roomy in ...

Low-Earth orbit is more crowded—and fragile—than it looks. Satellites constantly weave past each other, burning fuel and ...

Low Earth orbit is no longer a quiet frontier. With thousands of commercial spacecraft circling just a few hundred kilometers ...

A new analysis suggests modern satellite networks could suffer catastrophic collisions within days of losing control during a major solar storm. The phrase “House of Cards” is often associated today ...

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests. The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of ...

A rare disruption like a major solar storm could overwhelm Earth's satellite system and trigger a debris-producing disaster ...

Satellogic designs, manufactures, and operates its own NewSat low earth orbit satellites for high-resolution earth imaging.

By positioning satellites significantly closer to Earth, LEO networks deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity that ...

X-Humanoid’s “Embodied Tien Kung” robot became the “world’s first” humanoid to establish a direct ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...