In the science fiction adventure Upside Down (streaming now on Peacock) scientists and engineers can play fast and loose with their dual planets’ gravity. It’s possible in this fictional world, under ...
It's been called the "loneliest place on earth" — a location so remote it would take days to traverse the 1,670 miles (2,700 kilometers) of ocean between this point and the nearest patch of land — ...
Point Nemo is so remote that those on the International Space Station, hundreds of miles above Earth, are usually the closest humans to this isolated place. Located nearly 1,700 miles from the nearest ...
Years of spatial exploration have left the outer atmosphere cluttered with countless pieces of metal and debris, and experts ...
Thousands of satellites orbiting in space eventually stop working once they reach the end of their lifespan. But have you ever wondered where these old, defunct satellites go? They are not dropped ...
The world is a big place. So big that there are many obscure locations most of us will never hear of, much less visit. As a matter of fact, scientists have mapped out the most inaccessible areas to ...
UNDATED (WKRC) - NASA has been ruminating on retiring the International Space Station (ISS) and removing it from orbit for years, and it finally figured out how. Removing a massive object from space ...
The International Space Station (ISS) is one of the most advanced pieces of tech ever constructed by humankind. But after serving Earth's space exploration efforts since 1998, it is now due for ...
The dreaded fall of the Tiangong-1 Chinese space station earlier this month brought back into the public eye a little know fact: what happens to the remains of the spacecraft that come back to Earth?
If you were asked to choose the ideal spot for an out-of-control, disintegrating space station to crash-land on Earth, you might wisely suggest "the most remote place on the planet." That place is ...