KYOTO, Japan — The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space Tuesday in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration.. LignoSat ...

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads. Airplane passengers crossing the Indian Ocean who peered out their windows on Oct. 19 ...

Japan has long been at the forefront of space exploration, from becoming the fourth nation to launch a satellite in 1970 to executing groundbreaking missions like the Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return.

WASHINGTON — The heads of leading U.S. satellite imaging firms are urging Congress to reject proposed budget cuts to commercial remote sensing programs, warning the reductions could undermine ...

The satellite industry boom could exacerbate the effects scientists have observed. In the next five years, the number of satellites in orbit is projected to grow from roughly 12,000 today to ...

New space law dials up oversight amid warnings it’s “starting to look like a jungle up there.” BRUSSELS — The European Union is trying to stop space from turning into a junkyard.

The Vega-C rocket containing the satellite successfully launched into space at 6:16 a.m. Tuesday local time from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the ESA said.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space aboard a Vega-C rocket. The launch took place at 11:15 (CEST) today from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The world's oldest trees 04:51. Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions ...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The secretive Russian satellite in space that U.S. officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program has appeared to be spinning ...