Satellite
Secretly-Launched Russian Satellite with Unknown Purpose Breaking Up in Orbit, US Says
Cosmos 2499 was speculated to be a spy satellite, or an experimental weapon test, and now it's disintegrating.
The First-Ever Orbital Satellite Launch From the U.K. Has Failed
Virgin Orbit's Monday night launch was billed as the first-ever orbital launch from U.K. soil, and ended in failure due to a technical anomaly.
A Huge Satellite Is Now One of the Brightest Objects In the Sky, Astronomers Warn
The BlueWalker 3 satellite now out-shines all but the brightest stars and “could severely hamper progress in our understanding of the cosmos.”
Hackers Took Over a Commercial Satellite to Broadcast Hacker Movies
The satellite had been decommissioned and was about to be sent to the so-called “graveyard orbit,” a far-away orbit where satellites go to die.
Google Won't Say If It Will Update Its Blurry Maps of Gaza
Images of Israel and Gaza are now legal to distribute. But Google is still running outdated images on Maps, potentially hindering open source conflict researchers.
You Can See New York City’s Mass Graves From Space
Burial trenches for people who have died in New York City during the coronavirus pandemic can be seen in satellite imagery.
A Hypersonic Shockwave: What Would Happen If These 2 Satellites Collide
They're hurtling toward each other at 33,000 mph. The good news is they aren't a threat to Earth — just other satellites.
A TV Satellite With Damaged Batteries Is at Risk of Exploding
DirecTV has one month to vent some of the satellite's fuel and move it to a safe orbit.
NASA’s New Exoplanet Hunter Discovers Its First Planet Orbiting Two Stars
The TESS spacecraft spotted its first Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a star, as well as its first circumbinary planet detection.
The First Mission to Clean Up Space Junk Will Launch in 2025
ClearSpace-1 will use a "Pac-Man system" to capture an abandoned rocket part, which may lead to a new market for commercial services in orbit.
ISRO Finally Opens up About What Happened During the Chandrayaan-2 Moon Landing
Turns out the Vikram lander did stick the landing, but just not in the way ISRO had hoped for.
Scientists Uncovered 143 More Huge Ancient Drawings In Peru
With the help of satellites and AI, researchers spotted a trove of new 'geoglyphs' depicting animals, people, and objects.