Mantis Space will use $10 million in seed funding to develop its prototype payload.
The planned orbital illumination system seeks to deliver sunlight after dark.
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer satellite was supposed to map water across the surface of the Moon, but glaring design and testing errors killed it.
"Think Wall-E, just a lot more depressing."
The first of the company's next-generation satellites stretches across 2,400 square feet (223 square meters).
Researchers have released an initial assessment of the emissions data MethaneSat gathered before it suddenly went dark. The findings are damning.
JUMPSEAT launched from 1971 to 1987 to collect intelligence during the Cold War-era.
Around 12,000 satellites are active in orbit today, most of them operated by SpaceX.
Atomic-6's innovative Space Armor tiles will finally be put to the test later this year.
The 2025 tsunami is shattering old models, thanks to observations from space.
The reconfiguration will reduce the orbital altitude of nearly half of the Starlink megaconstellation.
Researchers suggest a sea change in satellite design to protect the ozone layer.
AST SpaceMobile wants to launch up to 60 of its satellites in 2026.
The satellite suffered a sudden drop in altitude, suggesting there may have been a small explosion.
There's never been a giant dam failure in the US modern era, and a team of researchers is looking to keep it that way.
The CRASH Clock is a new metric for measuring the risks of satellite congestion in low-Earth orbit. Its calculations are disturbing.
The close call underscores the need for improved coordination between satellite operators, Starlink’s vice president of engineering said.
Guardians will use sharks, snakes, and mythological creatures to draw inspiration for satellites and orbital warfare.
The Iris system uses satellites for communication between pilots and air traffic controllers.
In 2026, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft—launched on a rocket dropped out of a plane—will attempt to save NASA’s Swift observatory from a fiery demise. Yes, really.
