SpaceX has opened 2026 with a visually spectacular and strategically important launch, sending Italy’s latest radar Earth ...

More accurate maps of the ocean floor are crucial for a range of seafaring activities, including navigation and laying underwater communications cables. “Seafloor mapping is key in both established ...

Its crinkled gold thermal insulation, metallic structures, and the cup-shaped reflective thruster are not just aesthetic ...

A satellite launched by Russia, which the U.S. has said is linked to a nuclear anti-satellite weapon program, is no longer functioning correctly, it has been reported. The Cosmos 2553 satellite ...

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BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of satellites ...

Illustration by the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command WASHINGTON — A navigation satellite designed by Sierra Space for the U.S. Space Force has cleared an early review, the company announced ...

For the first time, a satellite has used onboard AI to autonomously decide where and when to capture a scientific image — all in under 90 seconds, with no human input. The technology, called Dynamic ...

Satellites reflect sunlight, Earthshine, infrared and radio waves. A new NASA-led study shows that the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from some ...

The Satellite Control Network provides critical support to government spacecraft, but its antennas are outdated and the system is overutilized due to growing demand. (Serco) The Space Force this week ...

Earth’s space junk may be wreaking havoc on the stratosphere. The rapid surge in satellite megaconstellations is connecting much of the world to broadband internet. But each year, hundreds of those ...