The European Space Agency’s defunct 5,550 pound ERS-2 satellite is expected to break into pieces and disintegrate upon arrival, expected around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.

This European Space Agency satellite is on a mission for destruction To study how satellites disintegrate on reentry into the atmosphere, and to limit the amount of debris falling back to Earth in ...

After tracking the dead satellite, the European Space Agency confirmed the satellite had returned to earth by about 2:30 p.m. ET. The Agency launched the Heritage ERS-2 satellite in 1995 after its ...

A European Space Agency satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the North Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii Wednesday afternoon and there have been no reports of damage, according to ...

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...

ERS-2, a satellite commissioned by the European Space Agency nearly 30 years ago, is set to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere this morning—though the ESA said this poses an extremely low risk to ...

The European Space Agency said Friday it will attempt to guide a falling 3,000-pound satellite through the Earth's atmosphere to make sure it completely burns up over the Atlantic Ocean.

The space agency said the satellite launched with a mass of 2,526 kilograms and now, depleted of fuel, has an estimated mass of 2,294 kilograms, which is roughly 5,054 pounds. Try not to let that ...

Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens. The DRACO mission is part of the ESA’s plan to stop creating more space debris.

The European Space Agency said Thursday that it is using artificial intelligence for satellite navigation. The engineering teams of the agency's NAVISP program are working with European industry ...