The Fram2 crew will be the first people to observe the polar regions from low Earth orbit, and they'll work on experiments ...

A SpaceX astronaut mission like no other will lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Monday night. Here's what to know.

Even before Spectrum's first test launch, Isar has already secured a launch contract to fly the new rocket's first commercial ...

US Space Force aims to deploy maneuverable spacecraft, not as isolated units but housed within a central "mothership" capable ...

This schematic diagram shows the quantum key distribution experiment of the Jinan-1 micro-nano satellite. (University of ...

Abstract: In satellite Internet of Things (IoT), the remote sensing satellites capture images and then transmit them to a ground station through low Earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites for ...

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (March 12). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink internet satellites, 13 of which have direct ...

Unlike traditional satellite internet, Starlink uses thousands of small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) to deliver high-speed internet to virtually any location on Earth with a clear view of ...

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH ... overcoming a week of delays to get to orbit. Both aim to unravel mysteries about ...

(Photo: Getty) A recent study by MIT aerospace engineers reveals that greenhouse gas emissions are altering the environment of near-Earth space, potentially reducing the number of satellites that can ...

By the year 2100, the “satellite carrying capacity” of the most popular low-orbit regions could decline by 50 to 66 percent due to the impacts of these emissions, according to the study ...

However, a few particles at the heights most satellites orbit is actually a good thing, because it helps clear out space junk. Any atmospheric particles, no matter how diffuse, produce drag on ...