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A NASA satellite from 1964 is going to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere for an extremely fiery retirement at some point this weekend.

Science & Energy

A NASA Satellite From the 1960s Is About to Die

By Dan Robitzski

Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 spacecraft will attempt to dock to an actively functioning satellite called Intelsat 10-02 while in geosynchronous orbit.

Robots and Machines

Northrop Grumman Launches Second Satellite Rescue Mission

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.

DARPA Deploys Tiny Satellite That Could Take Best Pictures of Space Ever

By Dan Robitzski

A company called HawkEye 360 is about to launch a cluster of satellites that hunt down pirates, smugglers, and poachers around the world.

SpaceX Is Launching a Fleet of Pirate-Hunting Satellites

By Dan Robitzski

DARPA is preparing to launch the first experimental satellite of its Blackjack network, which would function like a military version of SpaceX's Starlink.

DARPA Is About to Launch a Military Version of SpaceX’s Starlink

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, two commercial spacecraft successfully docked while still in orbit: a service vehicle got a derelict satellite running again.

Science & Energy

Parasitic Spacecraft Docks With Dead Satellite, Brings It Back to Life

By Dan Robitzski

Rocket technology company SpinLaunch is planning to start suborbital test flights using a massive centrifuge called as soon as this winter.

This Startup Plans to Fling Rockets Into Space With a Centrifuge

By Victor Tangermann

AT&T-owned satellite TV company DirecTV asked the FCC for permission to de-orbit one of its satellites that experienced a critical battery failure.

This Boeing Satellite May Be About to Explode

By Victor Tangermann

The booster from a Chinese rocket landed on populated settlement on Saturday — and China could have prevented the whole situation from unfolding.

Chinese Rocket Launch Covers Village in Toxic Debris. Again.

By Kristin Houser

An app called Spelfie can take a picture of you from a satellite. The resolution won't be good enough to pick yourself out, but it can show for big groups.

Science & Energy

This App Takes a Picture of You From a Satellite

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX has successfully deployed the first 60 Starlink satellites, which after launch will team up with thousands more to beam internet to Earth.

Watch SpaceX Launch 60 Starlink Satellites

By Kristin Houser

A Samsung "SpaceSelfie" satellite came crashing down to Earth, landing onto an unsuspecting Michigan farm below, NBC reports.

A Samsung Satellite Just Crashed Into a Michigan Farm

By Victor Tangermann

There's a small chance that a defunct space habitat collides with a retired Russian satellite on Wednesday, illustrating the threat of space debris.

Science & Energy

A Derelict Space Habitat May Crash Into an Old Russian Satellite

By Dan Robitzski

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."

SpaceX Wouldn’t Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

By Kristin Houser

Debris created by India's anti-satellite test are still circling the Earth four months later, putting spacecraft and other satellites in danger.

Debris From the Satellite India Blew Up Still Polluting Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has launched a SmallSat Rideshare Program, an initiative designed to let smaller satellite operators split the cost of launches.

SpaceX Debuts “Rideshare” Program For Launching Satellites

By Kristin Houser

The Air Force successfully launched the largest satellite into space yet. It will spend the next year learning about dangerous cosmic radiation.

Science & Energy

The US Air Force Launched the Largest Uncrewed Structure in Space

By Dan Robitzski

A month after launch, SpaceX confirmed that three of the 60 Starlink satellites it sent into space have failed — and it won't elaborate as to why.

SpaceX Being Sketch(X) About the 3 Starlink Satellites That Failed

By Kristin Houser

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has told the agency's employees that India's satellite destruction test has put the ISS in danger.

NASA: When India Blew up a Satellite, It Endangered Astronauts

By Kristin Houser

India Just Shot Down a Satellite With a Missile

India Just Shot Down a Satellite With a Missile

By Victor Tangermann

A team of engineers at the University of Surrey launched a 4.9 foot harpoon from a satellite at a piece of space debris to catch it out of the sky.

Watch a Harpoon Attached to a Satellite Spear a Piece of Space Debris

By Victor Tangermann

A newly released Pentagon report details the laser weapons likely in development by China and Russia to attack U.S. satellites.

Pentagon Warns That Enemies Could Shoot US Satellites With Lasers

By Kristin Houser

After multiple delays, bad weather, and a dramatic last-second abort, the United Launch Alliance is launching top secret spy satellite into space today.

Watch the U.S. Launch a Classified Spy Satellite Today

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers looking at Gaia satellite data have discovered a new galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and not only is it massive, it's also "ghostly."

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover a “Ghost of a Galaxy” Orbiting the Milky Way

By Kristin Houser

Researchers used AI to create a planetary navigation system that would allow humans to find their way around foreign planets and moons.

NASA Is Making an AI-Based GPS for Space

By Kristin Houser

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race

Creating a Space Force Could Trigger an Off-World Arms Race

By Victor Tangermann

Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

Science & Energy

Russia Wants to Vaporize Space Junk With a Laser. There Is No Way This Will Go Wrong.

By Dan Robitzski

Despite Recent Success, SpaceX Announces Delays to Its Space Tourism Program

Despite Recent Success, SpaceX Announces Delays to Its Space Tourism Program

By Dan Robitzski

When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check

When Governments Cook The GDP Books, Satellite Images Can Keep Them In Check

By Dan Robitzski

The FCC May Penalize Companies That Launch Tiny Rogue Satellites, After All

The FCC May Penalize Companies That Launch Tiny Rogue Satellites, After All

By Claudia Geib

Soldiers Are Training in Virtual Environments Generated From Real Cities

Soldiers Are Training in Virtual Environments Generated From Real Cities

By Dan Robitzski

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

Startup’s Crazy High-Res Satellite Can See You Pick Your Nose In Traffic

By Dan Robitzski

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters

New Satellite Could Help Rat Out Methane Polluters

By Claudia Geib

The European Space Agency’s New Ion Thruster “Breathes” Air

By Chelsea Gohd

What Does It Take to Drive a Laser Cross-Country? A Lot, It Turns Out.

What Does It Take to Drive a Laser Cross-Country? A Lot, It Turns Out.

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change

NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change

By Claudia Geib

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New Satellite Will Shift Shape While in Space

By Chelsea Gohd

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Health & Medicine

Satellites Could Help Forecast the Next Cholera Outbreak

By Chelsea Gohd

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China is Paving the Way to Quantum Internet

By Chelsea Gohd

These Satellites Are the Smallest to Ever Reach Earth’s Orbit

These Satellites Are the Smallest to Ever Reach Earth’s Orbit

A Startup Wants to Launch Over 700 Satellites to Bring Internet to Rural Areas

A Startup Wants to Launch Over 700 Satellites to Bring Internet to Rural Areas

By Chelsea Gohd

The First Space-Based ‘Nation’, Asgardia, Plans to Illegally Store Data Off-Planet

The First Space-Based ‘Nation’, Asgardia, Plans to Illegally Store Data Off-Planet

By Science Alert

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The U.S. Military Has A “Space Aggressor Squadron” Trained for Off-World Warfare

Today, SpaceX Will Try Something “Potentially Revolutionary” in Humanity’s Journey Into Space

Today, SpaceX Will Try Something “Potentially Revolutionary” in Humanity’s Journey Into Space

By Patrick Caughill

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe

Science & Energy

The James Webb Space Telescope Will Utterly Transform Our View of the Universe

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Scientists Are Sending A Tiny Satellite Propelled By Water To Orbit The Moon

Scientists Are Sending A Tiny Satellite Propelled By Water To Orbit The Moon

By Michelle Lee

A Solar Powered “Forever Drone” May Be Replacing Our Satellites

A Solar Powered “Forever Drone” May Be Replacing Our Satellites

By Charmaine Caparas

An Artificial Meteor Show May Light The 2020 Tokyo Olympics

An Artificial Meteor Show May Light The 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Jelor Gallego

Hubble Just Discovered A New Moon Hiding In Our Solar System

Hubble Just Discovered A New Moon Hiding In Our Solar System

This Satellite Will Soon be “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky”

This Satellite Will Soon be “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky”

By Sarah Marquart

We’re Heading to Jupiter’s Moons to See If They Harbor Life

We’re Heading to Jupiter’s Moons to See If They Harbor Life

SpaceX Continues Ambitious Plan for Internet Satellites in Space

SpaceX Continues Ambitious Plan for Internet Satellites in Space