The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...

Their first tracker is now in orbit. They plan to use a series of these to generate live maps of satellites big and small, ...

Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to ...

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

Long before the first rays of sunlight brushed the California horizon, an extraordinary homecoming took place. The U.S. military’s experimental space plane, the X-37B, touched down in secrecy, its ...

The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on ...

Guided by the lived experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists have simulated the effects of ...

It is equipped with a camera, which transmits these waves and then "captures their reflection" from Earth. The data generated by the satellite will enable better understanding and management of ...

A scientist, engineer, and veteran space traveller, Pettit has become an unexpected artist in orbit, using his camera ... a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, set against the backdrop of Earth's ...

As of March 14, the Starliner astronauts have been in space for 282 days, which means they missed a lot of major U.S. events.

NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to ...