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Satellite TV broadcaster and terrestrial wireless operator Dish Network announced plans Aug. 8 to merge with EchoStar, its sister company focused on providing broadband services from space. The post Dish and EchoStar agr...

A powerful solar flare disrupted radio and navigation signals across North America on Monday and prompted space weather forecasters to issue warnings because of energetic particles hitting Earth.

Image: With Portugal in the grip of a heatwave, a wildfire broke out on 5 August south of Odemira in the Alentejo region in southern Portugal. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission, shows th...

GHGSat has ordered another four 16U cubesats from Spire Global for a launch no earlier than 2024 to expand its greenhouse gas-monitoring constellation, the Canadian satellite operator announced Aug. 8. The post GHGSat or...

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.

The Ingenuity helicopter continues to explore the landscape around Jezero Crater on Mars, now more than 800 days into its original 30-day demonstration mission. Recently, Ingenuity completed its 54th flight on the Red Pl...

Artemis 2 will be a shakedown mission for humans to go around the moon on the new Orion spacecraft. Its crew says they want to pave the road for moon landing missions.

True Anomaly, a startup based in Denver, will install Redwire's navigation and sensing cameras on two inspector satellites it plans to launch next year. The post Redwire to supply cameras for True Anomaly's inspector sat...

Before it retired, NASA's Mars Insight Lander sent home detailed data about the rotation of Mars. From these data, planetary scientists have discovered that the planet's rotation rate is accelerating by about four millia...

An influential U.S. commission that advises Congress and the White House is soliciting proposals from companies that can produce an unclassified report on China's remote sensing capabilities. The post U.S. commission to ...

The National Reconnaissance Office announced a contract Aug. 8 with Firefly Aerospace and Xtenti, a Texas-based space logistics startup, for a responsive space mission. The post NRO to conduct responsive space mission wi...

A trio of miniature autonomous NASA rovers will soon head for the moon, with the aim of boosting the efficiency of exploration missions.

A new software at SETI Institute will help astronomers comb the stars for signs of technological intelligence beyond Earth.

The Shanghai government has expressed backing for a "G60 Starlink" broadband megaconstellation consisting of an initial 1,296 satellites. The post China could be planning a second broadband megaconstellation appeared fir...

When designing satellites, ReOrbit puts software in the spotlight. What is the rationale behind that approach? Typically, following the initial evolution of technology, you can see a prevailing pattern of […] The post ...

This compact multifunctional flashlight meets headlamp combo has quickly become our go-to light for outdoor adventures.

The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright light slowly streaking across the sky.

French space mobility company Exotrail has created two U.S. subsidiaries as part of efforts to serve a growing number of American customers. The post Exotrail establishes U.S. presence appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The basic idea of turning an asteroid into a rotating space habitat has existed for a while. Despite that, it's always seemed relatively far off regarding technologies, so the concept hasn't received much attention over ...

Standing in a long tradition, Oppenheimer is the latest box office hit to chronicle the achievements of a renowned scientist. Here's a roundup of five other movies about scientists.

The Space Development Agency announced plans to build a new satellite testing facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The post Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota ...