Click to open image viewer. This 1/10th scale model of the Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility, was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for ...

HELSINKI — Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, revealing previously unknown details about the spacecraft. Xinjishu ...

WASHINGTON — Despite a surge in satellite deployments, the fundamental operating model for spacecraft hasn’t evolved much since Sputnik launched in 1957: build it, launch it, use it, discard it. This ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded with broken satellites and leftover rocket parts. Researchers say the solution is to build spacecraft that can be repaired, reused, or recycled instead of abandoned.