Nearly 6,000 satellites circle our tiny planet. About 60% are space junk, 40% are operational—and hundreds more are launched every year.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been all-consuming, these satellite images show its unintended environmental impacts on NO₂ emissions.
This data visualization depicts every meteorite that was observed hitting the Earth over a 100-year period, between 1913-2012.
The last decade of data from NASA's GRACE satellite mission shows disturbing trends in water supply with 21 of 37 of the largest aquifers running out...
2015 is set to be one of the more exciting years on record for those interested in space exploration.
A battle for space supremacy is taking place in the private sector.
