The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...

NASA is piloting a new form of onboard artificial intelligence that may significantly change how Earth-observing satellites collect and prioritize data. In a recent test, a satellite was able to ...

Satellite antenna can take images faster and more often than existing technology, allowing us to track the Earth as it evolves Call it a science fair for adults. On November 20, Duke inventions and ...

Wildfires are becoming an increasingly common threat worldwide. Record-breaking burns from Australia to the Amazon to the U.S. are devastating the environment. The deadly wildfires that raged across ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a €10.6 ($11.1) billion contract to build the IRIS constellation. It’s the EU’s most ambitious space program in a decade and is designed to compete with ...

The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become critical infrastructure for both the military and the ...

Correction: An earlier version of the article stated that Verizon’s Satellite messaging service was compatible with iPhones. It is in fact only compatible with select Android devices at this time.