Satellites
How Many Satellites are in Space?
The space age began on October 4, 1957 with the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. This tiny…
A Tale of a Lost Moon: Hubble Spies Neptune’s Moons and Its Rings
"That's no moon..." -B. Kenobi But in this case, it is... a lost moon of Neptune not seen since its…
Is Iran REALLY Planning on Sending a Cat Into Space?
“I’m going where?” No, this isn't The Onion... as a concerned consumer of all that is space news, you have…
What Does The Government Shutdown Mean For NASA?
A forthcoming NASA launch to Mars could be in danger of losing its launch window should a shutdown in the…
Advanced Satellite Blasts Off from Cape Canaveral: Launch Gallery
Early this morning a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a gorgeous pre-dawn launch,…
Spotting Juno: NASA’s Jupiter-bound Spacecraft Gets a Boost from Earth on October 9th, 2013
Psst! Live in South Africa and read Universe Today? Then you might just get a peak at the Juno spacecraft…
Satellite Watches Dust from Chelyabinsk Meteor Spread Around the Northern Hemisphere
When a meteor weighing 10,000 metric tons exploded 22.5 km (14 miles) above Chelyabinsk, Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, the…
30 Years of City Growth Seen From Space
Since the launch of its first satellite in 1972, the eight NASA/USGS Landsat satellites have made the longest continuous observations…
What Can You Do With a Cubesat?
We’ve had several articles recently cubesats -- low-cost satellites that seem to be the wave of the future. As technology…
Space Debris: A Tale of Two Satellites
It’s sometimes tough being a satellite in Earth orbit these days. An interesting commentary came our way recently via NASA’s…