Satellite News

The “Hoppers” — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to “hop” into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training.

The Full Pink Moon of April 2024 steals the show tonight as it crosses the nighttime sky from dusk until dawn.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will send 23 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites skyward today (April 23), if all goes according to plan.

Rocket Lab will launch a South Korean Earth-observation satellite and new NASA solar-sailing tech this evening (April 23), and you can watch it live.

How Pluto’s Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle.

Astronomers have mapped a 20,000-light-year-long fountain of gas blasting from a nearby galaxy and polluting intergalactic space at 450 times the top speed of a jet fighter.

India has announced its intent to join the global effort to reduce space debris in low Earth orbit.

To commemorate Earth Day, enjoy these 12 NOAA satellite images that showcase the different ways this critical technology helps scientists keep an eye on our planet.