The recent surge in solar activity is causing unexpected drag on thousands of Starlink satellites, raising questions about ...

As Earth’s orbit becomes increasingly crowded, we need more data on how space weather impacts their reentries, researchers ...

New research showcases just how drastically solar storms can effect satellites, highlighting the importance of stricter orbit ...

The Sun is causing Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites to drop from space - Solar storms could see satellite parts hit the ground ...

A 2.5-kilogram chunk of metal found on a Canadian farm in August 2024 has become a symbol of a growing dilemma in space ...

“Satellite collision avoidance is really not very robust to geomagnetic storms,” he said, due to those maneuvers as well as the errors in orbital positions caused by atmospheric drag from the ...

Under normal conditions, after these satellites reach the end of their lifespans (when their engines can no longer maintain enough velocity for orbit), natural atmospheric drag pulls them down to ...

“At this level of drag, our maximum available thrust is unlikely to be enough to successfully raise the satellites. As such, the satellites will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and fully demise.

Bullets in flight are subject to nature’s forces. Through the decades, manufacturers have developed bullets to somewhat counteract the effects of wind, gravity and atmospheric drag with a streamlined ...

it will need to be at a relatively low altitude to take advantage of any atmospheric drag. While aerobraking isn’t new, the current mission allegedly marks its first-ever use for the space plane.