This reentry is notable because it poses a higher risk to the public than the US government typically allows. The risk of harm coming to anyone on Earth is still low, approximately 1 in 4,200, but it exceeds the government standard of a 1 in 10,000 chance of an uncontrolled reentry causing a casualty.

NASA's Earth-observing satellites captured 12 significant events in 2025, revealing the planet's dynamic systems, from the Palisades fire burn scar in Los Angeles to the aftermath of a glacier collapse in Switzerland. The images documented various natural ...

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NASA is looking for ways to keep three aging Earth observation satellites in operation as their power supplies dwindle. Terra, Aqua and Aura were launched between 1999 and 2004. They have run out of fuel to maintain their orbits and have begun to drift ...

Japan’s push to build satellites encased in wood has moved from curiosity to serious engineering, with researchers betting that a material as old as civilization itself can help solve one of the newest environmental threats,