From Sputnik's lonely orbit to today's crowded skies, satellites shape our world in many ways. But how many are up there, and ...

The two telescopes operate synchronously: Izaña-2 fires laser pulses at a piece of space debris high overhead, and Izaña-1 ...

With satellite mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink deploying thousands of spacecraft, monitoring their health has become an enormous challenge. Traditional methods can’t easily scale to handle ...

At a Seattle summit, space industry executives said AI and other tech trends are opening up new opportunities on the final ...

As of May 2023, the Union of Concerned Scientists listed 7,560 active satellites in orbit around Earth, while Space Watch Global put the number at over 10,000. In either case, this is a lot of ...

EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has successfully tested an advanced onboard control system that allows it to orient itself accurately in space. The breakthrough was achieved using a payload ...

SpaceX's Starship achieved a significant milestone by successfully deploying mock Starlink satellites using its innovative "Pez" dispenser system. Thi ...

LONDON—Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is looking to demonstrate a new high-power laser system capable of burning through ...

TL;DR: UK startup Space Forge launched ForgeStar-1, the nation's first in-space manufacturing satellite, via SpaceX to produce semiconductors using space's unique conditions. Designed in Cardiff, this ...