As of August 2024, there were reportedly more than 700 unidentified objects in the Space-Track catalogue maintained by the 18th Space Defense Squadron. These are not alien spacecraft or mysterious ...

Researchers and government agencies are turning to artificial intelligence to solve one of spaceflight’s fastest-growing ...

India’s space programme has built a reputation for precision, efficiency, and steady progress over the decades. From ...

Cutting space-tracking efforts risks collisions — and U.S. leadership in commercializing outer space. September 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. EDTToday at 7:00 a.m. EDT ...

Digantara Industries operates a network of ground- and space-based tracking systems and plans to expand into missile defense. Credit: Digantara Industries WASHINGTON — Digantara Industries, an Indian ...

Demand has never been greater for the monitoring of objects in orbit and the coordination of their safe movement. The number of active satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) has surged from less than a ...

Satellite imaging company Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to help run a “neighborhood watch” in space to monitor for space-based threats like rogue ...

Supports US Space Force efforts to protect satellites Maintains and upgrades space domain awareness and command and control systems Third-year option continues work first awarded in 2020 MELBOURNE, ...

Space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is a growing threat. Indeed, old satellites and spacecraft parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. When these ...

Spread the loveOn March 31, 2026, Earth will witness a rare celestial event as three asteroids, designated 2026 FJ, 2026 FZ6, and 2026 FV3, make a close approach to our planet. While the thought of ...