Satellites
Now That NASA’s Missing IMAGE Satellite Has Been Found, Talking To It Is Going To Be Difficult
NASA has confirmed that their missing IMAGE satellite was indeed located by an amateur astronomer in Canada. But re-establishing contact…
Perhaps the Best Part of Electron’s Successful Launch was its Payload: the Humanity Star
Rocket Lab's second successful launch of the Electron rocket carried with it a special piece of cargo - the Humanity…
A New Kind of Propulsion System That Doesn’t Need Propellant. It Converts Electricity into Thrust and Vice Versa.
Long aluminum tethers attached to satellites could revolutionize satellite propulsion systems, and help eliminate space junk.
SpaceX Stages Stunning Sunset Blastoff as Recycled Falcon 9 Soars to Orbit with SES/EchoStar HDTV Sat; Booster Re-Lands at Sea
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX staged a stunning sunset blastoff this evening Oct. 11, of the commercial SES-11/EchoStar 105…
NASA, NOAA Satellites Track Hurricane Irma’s Path
Record-setting Hurricane Irma barreled over the Caribbean islands of St. Martin, St. Barthelemy and Anguilla early Wednesday, destroying buildings with…
This is the Strangest Idea Ever for a Spacecraft Propulsion System: Ferrofluids
A new study from Michigan Tech presents a new concept for small satellite propulsion, one which relies on magnetically-activated fluids…
Let’s Clean up the Space Junk with Magnetic Space Tugs
A researcher working with the ESA has proposed creating a fleet of magnetic tugs to safely and effectively remove space…
High-Speed Space Broadband for Everyone. SpaceX Details their Plans to Launch 1000s of Internet Satellites
At a Senate hearing, SpaceX laid out its vision to provide global access to broadband internet with a "constellation of…
SpaceX to Launch 1st NRO SpySat Sunday after Static Fire Success
MERRITT ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, FL - Elon Musk’s SpaceX is primed for another significant space first; the firms first…
Meet Steve, A Most Peculiar Aurora
A Canadian photographer captures a hot river of glowing gas so peculiar that no one knew at first what it…