WASHINGTON — Developers of wildfire-detection satellites are moving beyond raw data delivery, adding tools that show firefighters and researchers when satellites will actually pass over the areas they ...

The satellites, in the Space-based Internet Technology Demonstrator series, were transported into their preset orbit by a ...

Light reflected from satellites pollutes the images taken by telescopes orbiting Earth, as well as those on the ground. Without mitigations, this will only get worse. Read the paper: Satellite ...

Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure, according to engineering VP, Michael Nicolls. In a post on X, Nicolls wrote that the company is "beginning a ...

With more and more internet satellites launching every year, scientists are growing increasingly concerned about the rising risk of collisions. The CRASH Clock is a new predictor of how much time ...

In a move aimed at improving orbital safety, SpaceX’s Starlink project will begin lowering the orbits of thousands of its satellites in 2026, according to a report by Reuters. The plan involves ...

LONDON – In-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits announced plans March 3 to acquire London-based in-orbit servicing and manufacturing startup Lunasa, marking a step in the company’s expansion into ...

On the downside, the lower orbits can reduce a satellite’s visibility to the user “due to the smaller Earth-surface view," Placido said. But for a Starlink user in Redmond, Washington, the number of ...

A report by Yan Zhiyong, a researcher at China Telecom Cloud Technology Co., Ltd., presented at a forum during the 2026 Space Day of China on Friday, confirmed the deep-seated problems faced by ground ...

U.S. space dominance is eroding as adversaries deploy counterspace weapons, commercial competition accelerates, and China ...