Researchers in China have developed a magpie-inspired optimization algorithm that plans shorter, smoother, and safer ...

Monitoring space traffic between Earth and the moon using sensors and digital signal processing to detect and track faint cislunar objects quickly. ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are ...

Imagine the explosive disturbance caused by a jet going supersonic. A similar shock wave occurs when subatomic particles known as "solar wind" flow from the sun and strike the Earth's magnetic field.

Space junk: a computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects are orbital debris, rather than functioning satellites. (Courtesy: ...