The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will these "megaconstellations" become? And what problems might they cause?

A second batch of satellites has been sent into low Earth orbit for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband network.

Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for customers worldwide.

In 2014, Planet, a company based out of San Francisco, California, began launching its miniature satellites into space. Known ...

By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites, like those deployed by SpaceX's Starlink.

SpaceX launched a new group of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low-Earth orbit Tuesday night.

The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...