Satellites
US Planning to Shoot Down Dead Spy Satellite
The US Navy is planning to shoot down a dead spy satellite that broke down shortly after it was launched…
US Spy Satellite Could Crash To Earth In February
After all the excitement surrounding the possibility of asteroid 2007 WD5 hitting Mars and the concern of Near Earth Asteroid…
Gigantic Delta 4-Heavy Blasts Off
On Saturday night, the largest US rocket blasted off, carrying a 2.3 tonne Defense Support Program satellite into orbit. This…
The Tiger Stripes and Geysers are Linked on Enceladus
Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most peculiar objects in the Solar System. We now know there are geysers…
Ariane 5 Lofts Two Satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off its launch pad on Friday, October 5, carrying two telecommunications satellites into orbit. The…
Google Maps are Going to Get Better After Today’s Satellite Launch
Come on, admit it, you've spent hours gazing at Google Maps and Google Earth, finding your house, school, and seeing…
Ariane 5 Lofts Two Satellites
Two satellites were carried into space Tuesday evening, atop a massive Ariane 5 rocket, which blasted off from Europe's Spaceport…
The Whole Sky Seen in Infrared
Okay, shift your eyes into the infrared, and then look up into the night sky. What? You can't see in…
Gamma Ray Observatory Will Launch in December
NASA has Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra to cover visible, ultraviolet, infrared and X-ray portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The next…
Servicing Spacecraft Makes an Automated Fly Around
Launching a spacecraft is a big investment. If anything goes wrong, you've got hundreds of millions of dollars of junk…