Japan will launch a new navigation satellite to orbit tonight (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live. An H3 rocket is ...

Thermal satellites map block-level heat islands, letting cities target cool pavement and shade where they deliver the biggest ...

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 ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

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 ...

A new kind of satellite will put wood to the test in space. A new kind of satellite will put wood to the test in space. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than ...

Northrop Grumman’s Protected Tactical Satcom Rapid Prototype payload completed testing and assembly prior to space vehicle integration. The company is building a satellite for an on-orbit ...

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 ...

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A little over a year ago, one of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft flew a team of four private astronauts to orbit on a mission that made history with the first fully commercial spacewalk. Jared ...

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 ...