A proposed mission seeks to retrieve Vanguard-1 and display it as an ancient relic of the space age.

Launched in 1958 and silent since the Johnson era, Vanguard 1 is the oldest human-made satellite still orbiting Earth — and a ...

In the intense early days of the space race, a small, unusual satellite was launched into space sixty-seven years ago.

Snagging the oldest orbiting satellite of any nation would not ... While Vanguard-1 went silent in May 1964, Raynor said that ...

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Vanguard 1 is currently the oldest surviving satellite that continues to orbit the Earth. A team of researchers and engineers from Virginia-based Booz Allen Hamilton has developed a proposal to bring ...

Researchers at MIT found that greenhouse gases are causing Earth’s upper atmosphere to shrink. Gradually, this will lead to ...

Russia launched three secretive satellites into orbit earlier this year, and they appear to have recently released a mysterious object. The satellites’ unusual maneuvers have reignited concerns ...