The Philippine Navy has recovered rocket debris off the coast of Palawan from Long March 8A launches in October and one near ...

New findings indicate that the current "Design for Demise" protocol for satellites is creating a secondary environmental ...

This is all part of the plan: ‘Design for Demise’ is a standard concept for making satellites that break apart upon reentry, ...

At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including most of those going up as ...

Moscow plans to send the Mir space station to its end over the Pacific Ocean, prompting concerns that errant station chunks could threaten nearby nations such as Japan or Australia. The 135-ton ...

Satellite reentry can release nitrogen oxides and alumina, impacting the ozone layer and stratosphere. Alternatives like Design for Non-Demise and controlled reentry aim to reduce environmental and ...

Japan’s No. 8 H3 rocket likely reentered the atmosphere over South America about two hours after launch, according to ...

A Starlink satellite suffered a critical failure, vented fuel, and began falling toward Earth. WorldView-3 captured rare high ...