Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.

The Starfish Prime test in 1962 showed how dangerous it would be to detonate a nuclear weapon in space.

New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.

Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole’s disk of gas.

The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.

We know particles from spacecrafts are in the stratosphere. But what this means for the ozone layer or the climate is still unknown.

Satellite photography of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut shows block after block of destroyed buildings. Satellite radar provides a different view – a systematic look at the destruction of the whole city.

The capability for attacking satellites in space using cyber technology is advancing fast

"This discovery offers the opportunity of assessing reef biodiversity, at global scale, from orbit."

Destroying satellites in space can lead to cascades that are hard to predict.