Orbital Paparazzi Captures a Sneaky Picture of the ISS
A view of the ISS in orbit as seen by a satellite.Image: HEO Robotics The International Space Station (ISS) was caught looking a little undignified in a new photo captured…
Missing Satellite Found After 25 Years of Being Lost in Space
An experimental satellite that launched in 1974 disappeared from ground-based sensors in the 1990s, only to be found again this week. Some defunct satellites or debris can often go missing…
NASA Wants a Giant Inflatable Bag to Collect and Throw Out Space Junk
A capture bag that will be used to collect space junk in orbit.Screenshot: TransAstra Picking up the trash in space could be as easy as stuffing pieces of defunct spacecraft…
Satellite’s Solar Panel Glitch Disrupts Alaskan Broadband Plans
A satellite in geostationary orbit ran into some trouble when the device meant to position its solar arrays towards the Sun malfunctioned, preventing it from being fully charged. As a…
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have to Dodge Objects in Orbit Nearly 140 Times Every Day
It’s getting awfully crowded in low Earth orbit with more than 4,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit and thousands more that will soon make their way up there. SpaceX’s internet…
Gigantic Satellite Beams Data From Space at 4G Speeds
Texas-based AST SpaceMobile used its space-based cellular tower to transmit signals at 4G speeds to off-the-shelf smartphones, marking a success for its prototype satellite. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When…
Animated Video Shows How Japan’s Astroscale Will Toss Satellites to Their Fiery Death
ELSA-M | End of Life Services by Astroscale – MultipleMore than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris are currently being tracked by the Department of Defense’s global Space Surveillance Network, with…