Thick cloud cover can completely obscure the surface of the Earth from satellite view, while thinner haze and shadows distort ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

Scientists traced the mysterious global vibration back to a single, 650-foot wave violently trapped inside a remote waterway.

The Meteosat third generation imager has delivered its first imagery of Europe and Africa from 36,000 kilometers away (22,369 ...

Extreme solar activity or even a software glitch could put us just days away from a satellite collision in low-Earth orbit.

Researchers have detected measurable traces left in the upper atmosphere when a rocket stage burns up, finding about ten times more lithium atoms than normal at around 96 kilometres, roughly 20 hours ...

If executed at the scale, Musk's orbital data center plan could have devastating effects on the environment and the ...

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

China’s Shenlong space plane launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for its fourth orbital mission to low Earth orbit, continuing tests for future reusable spacecraft technologies.

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

"By combining EO and SAR on one satellite, GalaxEye's SyncFused OptoSAR technology is designed to reduce the historical trade ...

A view of Antarctica & the moon can be seen in footage captured by the Meteosat-11 satellte. Credit: Simon Proud / NCEO and EUMETSAT | mash mix by Space.com ...