“The primary mission is to demonstrate and to understand the performance, functionality, and maneuverability of the DiskSat ...

U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of ...

One of the reasons astronomers like to put telescopes in space is that the “seeing” is better. With no turbulent atmosphere in the way the stars shine steadily, rather than twinkling as they do when ...

A pair of spacecraft have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, marking a milestone with major implications for both science and future space missions. The pair ...

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off Monday carrying Amazon's Project Kuiper internet network satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. - Joe Skipper/Reuters A ...

NASA has just sent a spacecraft into orbit that looks less like a traditional satellite and more like something from a 1950s ...

The idea of flying satellites in "very" low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program, orbited the ...

Satellites are moving closer to Earth as very low Earth orbit gains attention. This article explains the benefits, technical challenges, and research behind VLEO satellite operations and future use ...

Satellites would be based on cubesat designs provided by Open Cosmos. Credit: Open Cosmos Astroscale UK and Open Cosmos have won a £5.15 million ($6.9 million) contract from the UK Ministry of Defense ...

A pair of spacecraft just launched to create hundreds of artificial solar eclipses in orbit. The European Space Agency mission, called Proba-3, will allow scientists “to see an eclipse on demand,” as ...

A batch of Amazon satellites hitched a ride to low-Earth orbit, marking the biggest stride yet in the tech giant’s efforts to join a race to blanket the planet in connectivity beamed from space.Twenty ...