Satellite News

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an “escape tunnel” from our local bubble.

The Moai statues of Easter Island have some of the best views of the night sky on Earth.

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.

Russia launched 53 small satellites into orbit on Monday (Nov. 4), including two for Iran. The 51 Russian payloads were a single-launch record for the country.

Rafael made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Nov. 6), and NOAA’s GOES satellites have been monitoring the storm every step of the way.

Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events.

A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.

Intuitive Machines’ lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather’s moon buggy. The company’s Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.