The Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, took flight during evening twilight, when light from ...

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has put a payload in orbit using its heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.

But a launch shortly after sunset Tuesday meant the rocket’s plume, some 50 or more miles above the ground, was high enough to be bathed in sunlight. The result? A diaphanous glowing tendril ...

As the number of flights around the world grows and the amount of junk in space rises, the chances of a collision between the two is only increasing ...