#Satellites

As Earth’s orbital space becomes ever more crowded, collisions and debris threaten not only commercial assets and astronauts’ lives, but also safety and property on the ground.

Here's what's launching Nov. 9–15: SpaceX tries to catch both stages of Starship for the first time, ULA's Vulcan returns to flight with 40 Amazon Leo satellites, and Rocket Lab flies its 100th Electron.

There are a dizzying number of satellites in orbit around the Earth these days, and more are being added at an incredible rate. Those of us with an interest in space are aware of this on a conceptu…

Thousands of so-called zombie satellites orbit Earth in the critical Low-Earth Orbit regime. They're either inactive or have stopped alerting other satellites to their presence.…

Starlink's adaptability gives it a unique advantage over traditional internet, allowing service in situations where cable and fiber fall short.

Russia has launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a military spacecraft from Plesetsk, as local residents witness a glowing “space jellyfish” phenomenon

Satellites orbiting Earth that serve to make the Starlink internet service possible will all eventually come falling back down, and here's why.

The cost to launch your own satellite might range from thousands to millions, but there is much more involved. Materials and in-space maintenance are expensive.

To create this composite image, photographer Brendan Larsen captured almost 600 photographs over a two-hour period and then manually stitched them together. This is the most time-consuming photo edit

Brendan Larsen spent hours taking hundreds of photographs of the sky over a mountain in New Zealand

Reflect Orbital wants to create a business around delivering sunshine after sunset, using giant mirrors in orbit to illuminate everything from solar farms to disaster zones.

NASA satellites have captured an eerie, skull-shaped formation on a remote Antarctic island, but its haunting appearance conceals a troubling warning about melting glaciers.…

HughesNet recently filed for bankruptcy after losing more than half of its subscribers and Viasat, has lost more than 80% of its subscribers to Starlink.

SpaceSail has raised about $1 billion to expand its satellite network, with plans to add thousands of satellites over the next few years.

The FCC has approved (PDF) Amazon Leo's $11.5 billion acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar, giving the Starlink rival additional infrastructure and spectrum to expand into direct-to-device satellite connectivity.…

The FCC has approved (PDF) Amazon Leo's $11.5 billion acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar, giving the Starlink rival additional infrastructure and spectrum to expand into direct-to-device satellite connectivity.…

El Reg takes a tour of a satellite nursery for customers thinking about de-risking dependence

The DIA's threat assessment suggests China may soon place directed energy weapons in space.