Satellite News

A mass spectrometer called the Orbitrap has been scaled down to fit on astrobiology missions to planets and moons of the solar system.

China’s astronauts are working up a sweat in orbit with a variety of exercise machines designed to keep them fit and fight the loss of bone density that comes with living in microgravity.

On Feb. 15, 2003, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, showing why we need better methods of detecting and tracking near-Earth asteroids.

Virgin Orbit’s first-ever launch from the United Kingdom was apparently doomed by a fuel filter that got knocked out of place.

A sizable asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth in four centuries on Wednesday evening (Feb. 15), but there’s nothing to fear.

“Star Trek Annual 2023” from IDW Publishing will arrive in May and Space.com has an exclusive look at the four main covers.

A new technique to measure starspots could help test stellar magnetism theories and improve our understanding of habitable zones.

South Korea’s first moon mission is now fully operational and unveiling new views of the Earth and moon from lunar orbit.