The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

On March 20, 1987, NASA launched an Indonesian communications satellite called Palapa B2-P. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] It would later become the first satellite owned by the ...

A long-retired NASA satellite has finally returned to Earth, burning through the atmosphere before falling into the Pacific.

This reentry is notable because it poses a higher risk to the public than the US government typically allows. The risk of ...

It’s a homecoming to rock your world. A 1,323-pound spacecraft is expected to rip through Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday night, warns NASA of the incoming juggernaut. “The U.S. Space Force predicted that ...

Here's a look at where and when NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash on Earth March 10, 2026.

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is expected to crash through Earth's atmosphere March 10, 2026, with some of the spacecraft ...

We’ve had things that have reentered have a 1 in 1,000 chance, and nothing happened; if we have a few that are 1 in 4,000 or ...

The satellite, launched 14 years ago, will make an uncontrolled re-entry Tuesday evening. NASA puts the risk of harm to anyone on Earth at "approximately 1 in 4,200." ...

NASA’s laser retroreflector arrays aboard GPS III satellites enhance positioning accuracy for Earth navigation and scientific measurements by reflecting laser signals back to ground stations.

Nearly 14 years after it was launched in 2012, NASA says a 1,300-pound satellite is expected to come crashing back to Earth on Wednesday. Most of it will burn up as it reenters the atmosphere, but ...

Heavy rainfall in February and March 2026 caused Australia’s Red Centre to turn green, captured by NASA satellite images, marking one of the wettest periods on record for the Northern Territory.