One of the most crucial elements of a forecast is sky conditions. Whether it's sunny, partly cloudy, or storming. Typically, we use radar to detect rain, but when it is not raining, how do we observe ...

GSSAP satellites are tasked with “neighborhood watch” surveillance in geosynchronous orbit, tracking objects and threats, but ...

SpaceX's approach to satellite cellular connectivity is facing criticism from rival AST SpaceMobile, which claims it can achieve the same results without flooding Earth’s orbit with “thousands” of ...

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite mission has just delivered its first radar-based images of Earth’s ...

Liftoff was called off at T-0 seconds on Saturday (Dec. 21). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX's plans to launch four small ...

A diagnostic image take by Apex's Aries SN1 spacecraft March 4, after one year in orbit, with Los Angeles in the distance. Credit: Apex AUSTIN, Texas — The first spacecraft built by satellite ...

China's satellite megaconstellation plans could clog low Earth orbit with large spent rocket stages, analysts warn. Those rocket stages could stay in orbit, increasing the risk of collisions, for over ...

Russia is a waning space power, but President Vladimir Putin has made sure he still has a saber to rattle in orbit. This has become more evident in recent weeks, when we saw a pair of rocket launches ...