All the excess carbon dioxide generated by people burning fossil fuels is shrinking the upper atmosphere, exacerbating the ...

Nearly half of the artificial satellites in orbit carry a payload. Often, these are in the form of sensors for observation, ...

In a speech, retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw predicted a future where satellites will avoid being targeted and employ initiative and surprise.

and in geosynchronous orbit — where some of the most advanced and expensive satellites operate — they expend the last of their fuel moving to a so-called graveyard orbit, an outer orbit where ...

HELSINKI — China is expanding its presence and capabilities in the strategically vital geostationary belt, raising security ...

When a satellite is near end of life, the last bit of fuel is used to push it into graveyard orbit. This doesn’t always work, however, and when the light is just right, a chemical reaction makes ...

Verspieren said that normally when a satellite mission ends, agencies either place the object in a graveyard orbit or guide it down into the atmosphere, where it burns up upon reentry. However, when ...

The higher, outermost reaches of Earth’s influence are referred to as a “graveyard” orbit that can hold objects for millions of years. “We rely on the atmosphere to clean out everything ...