GREENBELT, Md. – An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Swift satellite and the Japanese/U.S. Suzaku X-ray observatory has discovered a new class of active galactic nuclei (AGN). By now, ...

"This successful test marks a major step forward in the development of future satellite control systems." For the first time, ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – One of the payloads aboard the Transporter-11 Mission, the latest Falcon 9 launch on Aug. 16, was Umbra's pair of new Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. The ...

The DM-type Space Upper Stage delivered three Russian satellites of the Glonass navigation system (two Glonass satellites and one Glonass-M satellite) to near-earth orbit. The Upper Stage with ...

Satellites are transforming climate adaptation by offering global, long-term data that reveals whether resilience efforts are ...

About 170 Starshield satellites built by SpaceX for the US government’s National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) have been ...

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An overview of the mechanical and system design processes involved in microsatellite production. A discussion of the various challenges associated with designing small satellites, along with a look at ...

Starlink already accounts for 40% of all the satellites ever launched, and each one releases harmful aluminum oxides when deorbited. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, ...

We examine whether meteor showers made from dust left by comets pose a hazard to satellites and the International Space Station. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in ...