How Fast Do Satellites Actually Travel?
Satellites serve many purposes while they orbit above the Earth, but as they do so, how fast do they actually move? The ...
SpaceX launches Fram2, first crewed mission in orbit over Earth's poles
SpaceX successfully launched Fram2, the first crewed mission to orbit Earth's poles, on Monday night from the Kennedy Space ...
Woo! Science: Asteroids, satellites and a sneaky solar eclipse are what's 'up'
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
SpaceX's Fram2 launch sends civilian crew into first flight around Earth's poles
The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained ...
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In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars
Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...
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‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...
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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket at sea (video)
The Falcon 9 rocket flying the mission, Starlink 11-7, carried a total of 27 satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force ...
How a University of Calgary satellite is helping the effort to dodge space debris
As Earth's orbit becomes populated with more crafts and devices, researchers are looking for ways to detect and track ...