NASA launches tech demo to make spacecraft cheaper to design
The satellite described (Image source: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Facebook) NASA launched a small satellite called R5-S7…
SpaceX Is Now Threatening the Hubble, NASA Warns
Numerous stories have been written about the growing swarm of Starlink satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) over…
Launch of Three Iranian Earth-Observation Satellites Set for December 28
WANA (Nov 25) – Iran is set to begin a new phase of its space…
China launches three new satellites into space-Xinhua
A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying three new satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in…
A Giant Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Spreading and Scientists Are Worried
A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger and exposing orbiting satellites and astronauts to…
Apple Watch 11 can now tap Starlink satellites for messaging and emergencies
While Apple invested in Globalstar as the satellite service provider for its iPhones, its latest Watch series is…
China develops satellite power system to support future space weapons
Scientists in China claim that they have finally cracked a decades-old dilemma that has long prevented the development…
Elon Musk suggests AI satellites could dial down global warming
The world’s richest man has entered one of the most controversial climate debates of our time: whether humans…
Space Startup Captures Chinese Mystery Satellite Before Fiery Reentry
For nearly five years, a Chinese spacecraft has remained in geostationary orbit for unspecified reasons. Virtually nothing was…
California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
A California startup’s plan to launch thousands of mirrors into orbit has caused quite a stir among astronomers…
Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field
The weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, a region over the South Atlantic where the field’s strength is…
Satellites found exposing unencrypted data, including phone calls and some military comms
Security researchers have discovered that as many as half of all geostationary satellites in Earth’s orbit are carrying…