SpaceX launched the third in its series of mid-inclination dedicated rideshare missions April 21, but with very few rideshare ...

Astronomers have discovered a strikingly unusual exoplanet: one which orbits its host stars in a totally new way. The planet ...

Scientists have launched the first three-satellite constellation into different orbits between Earth and the Moon to study ...

That's because splitting makes it possible to distribute and design functions and tasks variably across different satellite orbits and performance classes. This is particularly relevant for the ...

Astronomers have discovered a doomed, disintegrating planet with a comet-like tail that is shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material each time it orbits its star. The small, rocky world—given the ...

In the intense early days of the space race, a small, unusual satellite was launched into space sixty-seven years ago.

The image of Luke Skywalker gazing wistfully across the desert of Tatooine while a pair of “suns” set on the horizon is among ...

Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services.

The combined strength of different satellites significantly boosts coverage and even in remote and hard-to-reach locations. Moreover, it delivers high-performance connectivity, mitigates the ...

All these different orbits will have a place, and they’ll be probably serving different applications as well for different customer types.” Satellite technology has often been considered as ...

The program would support China's future lunar exploration mission, including providing space-based inter-satellite ...