Satellite News

The small-satellite launch company Rocket Lab called off its first launch of 2021 from New Zealand Saturday (Jan. 16) due to some strange sensor readings ahead of liftoff.

For much of the U.S. we’re now into the coldest part of the winter season, and for those who may have recently received a telescope for a holiday gift, the biggest complaint usually is: “I’d love to spend time looking at the wintertime stars, but it’s so cold!”

Bumblebee gravity could explain dark energy — if it’s proven true.

NASA will fire up the engines of its first Space Launch System megarocket today (Jan. 16) in a critical test for the agency’s Artemis moon program. Here’s how to watch it live.

NASA will attempt to fire the engines on its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket for the first time today and you can watch the fiery action live online.

Marvel Comics relaunches the “Alien” comic book franchise in 2021 with this terrifying tale of a Weyland-Yutani mercenary battling a new breed of xenomorph creature.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster will launch a small microsatellite into orbit from New Zealand’s M?hia Peninsula on Saturday (Jan. 16) and you can watch it live here.

Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.