Satellites
Starlink and OneWeb Have Their First Avoidance Maneuver With Each Other’s Constellations
Two companies, OneWeb and SpaceX, are racing to put fleets of thousands of communication satellites into orbit. In March they…
Satellites Have Brightened the Skies by About 10% Across the Entire Planet
New research has found that as the number of satellites in Earth orbit continues to increase, their accumulated light pollution…
Tracking Satellites Through GEOSat Eclipse Season
You can spot satellites in far-flung orbits… if you know exactly where and when to look.
Earth’s Atmosphere Can Generate a “Space Hurricane”
There are hurricanes in space. Researchers looking through archival data found evidence of a previously unobserved phenomenon — a giant…
A new Method to Capture High-Resolution Images of Space Debris
“You can’t hit what you can’t see” is a common phrase in sports and was originally derived to describe baseball…
How Long Will Space Junk Take to Burn Up? Here’s a Handy Chart
If the Roman Empire had been able to launch a satellite in a relatively high Low Earth Orbit – say…
A Steampunk Engine to Solve Your Satellite Woes!
NASA contractor Howe Industries just presented their design for a "steampunk" engine that could allow satellites to maneuver, without the…
What Would a Realistic Space Battle Look Like?
Science fiction space movies can do a poor job of educating people about space. In the movies, hot-shot pilots direct…
Earth Observation Satellites Could be Flown Much Lower than Current Altitudes and Do Better Science
Satellite engineers know what every photographer knows: get close to your subject to get better pictures. Not just visible light…
Russia Just Tested an Anti-Satellite Weapon
The United States and Russia/USSR have been adversaries for a long time. Their heated rivarly stretches back to the waning…