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A team of scientists have confirmed that their quantum computer is now in orbit around Earth aboard a satellite.

Quantum Computing

Scientists Just Launched the First Quantum Computer Into Space

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab is reportedly holding a "going out of business sale" for its satellites, NASA Watch reports.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Reportedly Holding “Going Out of Business Sale” for Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

A satellite designed monitor hidden methane emissions has been declared lost after mission operators lost contact.

Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

By Frank Landymore

A rocket by German startup Isar Aerospace tore into the sky over Norway's Arctic Andoeya Spaceport, but exploded in a dramatic fireball.

Rocket Falls in Icy Wasteland, Explodes in Epic Fireball

By Victor Tangermann

Space startup Gravitics has been awarded a $60 million contract by the US Space Force to develop an "orbital carrier."

The Space Force Is Working on an Aircraft Carrier for Space

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Magdrive claims to have developed a satellite that could one day be used to clean up space junk — by gobbling dead satellites.

Startup Working on Spacecraft Designed to Eat Dead Satellites for Fuel

By Victor Tangermann

The US Space Force has accused China of "dogfighting in space," a term that usually refers to fighter jets caught up in an aerial battle.

Space Force Says a Chinese Spacecraft Is Practicing Dogfighting Maneuvers in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the first wooden satellite has been deployed from the Space Station.

Astronauts Release Wooden Satellite From Space Station

By Frank Landymore

Scientists are baffled after the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, which was launched in 1969, moved to a different position in its orbit.

Scientists Puzzled by Military Satellite That Appears to Have Been Moved to a Distant Location

By Victor Tangermann

Japan has successfully launched the world's first satellite that's made out of wood on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Japan Launches Wooden Satellite

By Victor Tangermann

Space-tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has identified a whopping 500 pieces of debris left over from an exploded Boeing satellite.

Boeing Satellite Exploded Into at Least 500 Pieces of Debris

By Victor Tangermann

A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces

By Victor Tangermann

An amateur astronomer has spotted and taken images of a secretive Pentagon spacecraft whose purpose is unknown.

Man Spots Secret US Military Spacecraft With Amateur Telescope

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites aren't just physically junking up Earth's orbit, but are actually interfering with radio telescopes.

Astronomers Say Elon Musk’s Vast Network of Satellites Is Blocking More and More of the Night Sky

By Noor Al-Sibai

A unique startup claims it will soon let people buy spots of sunlight reflected with a giant satellite mirror.

Startup Says It’ll Use Huge Space Mirror to Sell Sunlight During Nighttime

By Noor Al-Sibai

China has deployed its first batch of satellites as it seeks to rival SpaceX's Starlink communications megaconstellation.

China Launches First Portion of Satellite Megaconstellation

By Noor Al-Sibai