While LEO satellites have emerged as an important component of global connectivity, they require a new computing cloud, the ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

Scientists in China have transmitted encrypted images a record 12,900 kilometers, paving the way for quantum messaging ...

The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

Scientists are turning to cutting-edge satellite technology to revolutionize wildfire forecasting, and one system could "deliver ultra-fast wildfire alerts and high-quality thermal data," according to ...

By analyzing changes in orbital positioning, scientists can work backward to identify shifts in the gravitational field and their underlying terrestrial causes. “The increasing availability of ...

Dwarf galaxies themselves are nothing new to scientists. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is orbited by dozens of these satellite galaxies caught in the grip of its more immense galaxies.

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