satellites

This illustration shows the interaction between the sun and Earth

NASA Investing In Future Of Space Weather Forecasting To Protect Planet, TechnologyNovember 6, 2023

Computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked.

Near-collision between satellites underscores growing space debris debacle. How do we avoid disaster?October 20, 2023

Earth’s lower orbit is filling up with junk that poses a threat to space assets.

Laser System Under Development Will Zap Away ‘Junkyard’ Of Space Debris Threatening EarthOctober 18, 2023

View of stars and Earth's atmosphere and stratosphere from space

Metal In The Stratosphere: The Unseen Cost of Space Exploration On EarthOctober 17, 2023

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Constellation

Starlink Satellites ‘Leaking’ Signals That Interfere With Our Most Sensitive Radio TelescopesOctober 13, 2023

The ROARS (Revealing Orbital and Atmospheric Responses to Solar activity) mission concept involves eight satellites spread across Low Earth Orbit carrying a comprehensive suite of scientific instrumentals designed to measure atmospheric variability, the drivers behind this, and the effects on satellite orbits

ESA Funds ‘Swarm’ of Satellites to Tackle Growing Space Debris ThreatOctober 6, 2023

Trails in the night sky left by BlueWalker 3 are juxtaposed against the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

This Horribly Bright Broadband Satellite Poses Serious Threat To Our View Of The Night SkyOctober 4, 2023

Space debris traveling near Earth

Aerospace Engineers Working To Track Lethal Space Debris Traveling 15,000 Miles Per HourSeptember 13, 2023

When solar wind hits the magnetosphere, it creates breaking waves known to scientists as Kelvin-Helmholtz waves

‘Space Waves’ Research May Lead to Safer Satellite Navigation and Better Space-Weather PredictionsMay 4, 2023

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Constellation

Next-gen tech ruining the night sky? Bright SpaceX Starlink satellites making astronomers’ jobs much harderSeptember 14, 2022