On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

Wood has entered low Earth orbit in a form rarely seen before. In December 2024, five CubeSats were released from the International Space Station, inc.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to design Earth-observation satellite missions that could help protect the space environment while continuing to deliver vital data ...

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite is one of two next generation satellites selected by NASA to help better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events ...

Glaciologist Helen Fricker will use a cutting-edge Lidar imaging system to study some of the world’s most isolated spots.

China’s application to launch more than 200,000 satellites reflects how space governance is shaped increasingly by commercial infrastructure — not the other way around.

Tiny earth observation satellites in 2026 track hurricanes, crops, and ships with CubeSat weather monitoring, small satellite ...

BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some ...

The time between tracking failure and satellite collision has dropped to days, showing how fragile low Earth orbit has become.

Plus NOAA's GOES-19 satellite spies the lunar disk crossing the face of our parent star.