Elon Musk suggests AI satellites could dial down global warming
The world’s richest man has entered one of the most controversial climate debates of our time: whether humans…
Space Startup Captures Chinese Mystery Satellite Before Fiery Reentry
For nearly five years, a Chinese spacecraft has remained in geostationary orbit for unspecified reasons. Virtually nothing was…
California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
A California startup’s plan to launch thousands of mirrors into orbit has caused quite a stir among astronomers…
Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field
The weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, a region over the South Atlantic where the field’s strength is…
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely obtain their own…
Elon Musk’s Starlink fleet is burning up in orbit, scientists say
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere…
NISAR satellite snaps radar images of Maine, North Dakota. See photos
The two radar images, captured in August by the NISAR satellite, detail portions of both Maine’s coast and…
Firefly Aerospace rocket explodes on test stand in Texas. See video
Here’s what to know about Firefly Aerospace and its latest ‘mishap’ with its Alpha rocket. Watch rocket test…
NASA wants to blow up this asteroid with a nuclear charge before it reaches the Moon
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system, and sometimes they can pose a significant threat to Earth…
SpaceX rocket may be visible in Arizona. When does Falcon 9 launch?
Because of Arizona’s proximity to Vandenberg, there’s a good chance people can see a rocket in the sky,…
Is This Remote Desert Actually the World’s Largest Mirror?
Even if you don’t know the Salar de Uyuni by name, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a…
NRO needs AI to manage more than 200 (and counting) satellites, director says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — One of America’s most secretive spy agencies is wrestling with an embarrassment of riches,…