Satellite News

After months of warning, experts have confirmed that the ocean-warming event El Niño is here and will gradually strengthen into the winter, with a potential worldwide climate impact.

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from China on June 15, carrying 41 satellites to orbit. China’s previous single-launch record, set just a few days earlier, was 26 satellites.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter’s north pole.

A new parachute system could reduce the risk posed by Chinese satellite launches from inland spaceports.

New research suggests our planet was born from a rapid accumulation of tiny pebbles and icy fragments in just a few million years.

Saturn enters retrograde on June 17, shifting from its usual eastward movement to travel westwards through the constellations until early November.

The new moon phase officially occurs on June 18 at 12:38 a.m. EDT (0438 GMT). During this phase, the moon will not be visible, making it a great night for skywatching.

A new viral video by a NASA astrobiologist explains the space agency’s efforts to find out whether we are alone in the universe.