Satellite Image Shows Ukrainians in Long Queue Waiting for Food and Supplies Amid Continuous Russia Invasion

Medicine & Technology Mar 31, 2022

Check out this photo from space taken by Maxar Technologies' WorldView-3 satellite that shows a long queue of Ukrainian people waiting for food and supplies amid the Russian invasion.

Elon Musk Confident That Russia Cannot Bring Down SpaceX Starlink Using Missiles, Here’s Why

Mar 28, 2022

Because of the large number of Starlink satellites in service, Elon Musk believes it will be difficult for Russia to destroy them. This is why.

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites Redirected for Ukraine Could Become Russia's New Target

Mar 01, 2022

Elon Musk's Starlink offers internet service in 29 countries and now including Ukraine. Read on how this could help the country and why experts fear it could become new targets for Russia.

Revolutionary Technology Will Use Lasers to Beam Power to Low Earth Orbit Satellites During Eclipses

Jan 28, 2022

Scientists from the University of Surrey collaborate with Space Power to develop a technology that will use lasers to beam solar power from satellites under solar illumination to other satellites when power is not possible due to an eclipse.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Launches for the 11th Time, Sending Over 50 Satellites to Space

Dec 18, 2021

SpaceX's Falcon 9 has beaten its record becoming the most flown rocket of Elon Musk's spaceflight company. If all goes as planned, the company could be launching 31 missions this year as there are two more scheduled flights on the calendar.

Some Brightest Stars in the Night Sky Are Megconstellation, Man-Made Satellites May Disrupt Astronomy Research

Dec 02, 2021

Satellites are disrupting the night sky that soon they will make up one out of every 15 points in the night sky, an astronomer predicts.

SpaceX Postpones Starlink Launch to Saturday Due to Bad Weather Conditions

Nov 12, 2021

SpaceX announced it has postponed its latest Starlink launch on Friday, November 12, due to unfavorable weather and instead move it to its backup launch date on Saturday morning, November 13.

China Successfully Launches First Solar Observatory, 10 Satellites on its 37th Orbital Launch of the Year

Oct 14, 2021

China launched its Long March 2D rocket carrying the country's first solar observatory and 10 other satellites into orbit that will enable scientists to study solar flares.

Nanosatellites are the Future of Satellites: Earth Observation Now Smaller, Cheaper Than Ever

Oct 13, 2021

Nanosatellites are now the future of satellites because they are cost-efficient, smaller, and can be developed in a shorter period. Their smaller size does not limit the impact they can do to observe Earth's surface.

China ‘Silently’ Launched 4 Satellites in 2 Rockets in Just Hours; What Is This About?

Sep 04, 2021

China successfully launched new communications satellites this week, two of which launched within hours of one other from different launch locations.

Amazon Wants FCC To Reject SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Crosslink

Aug 27, 2021

Amazon's own satellite broadband company, Kuiper Systems, said that SpaceX's plans for the second-generation Starlink are "too wide and speculative."

SpaceX Proposes To Use Starship for Revised Starlink Gen2 Plans

Aug 20, 2021

SpaceX said that they prefer using Starship rockets for the revised Starlink Gen2 to allow satellites to enter service within weeks rather than months.

5 Ways of Shark Conservation: NASA's Earth-Observing Satellites Help in Nature Maintenance

Jul 18, 2021

As scientists at various institutions are directly focusing on shark conservation, the Earth-observing satellites of NASA collect important information about the habitat of sharks, the ocean, in particular.

Rare Polar Mission: SpaceX Will Launch Falcon 9 This Week on Southerly Coast-Hugging Trajectory From Cape Canaveral

Jun 29, 2021

SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday, June 30, that will carry 88 small satellites to orbit. The rocket will land on Cape Canaveral, a first since last December.

“Find Starlink” Portal Lets You Locate SpaceX Satellites in the Sky: Here’s How to Use the Fan-Made Website

May 30, 2021

As SpaceX grows its constellation of Starlink satellites for global Internet access, more and more of these space objects can be spotted across the night sky - and a superfan has developed a portal to help everyone track these satellites.