Satellite News

The first mission for SpaceX’s newest Dragon crew capsule could hardly have gone more smoothly.

Lucy will celebrate one year in space by approaching Earth for a gravity assist, coming so close that observers on Earth may be able to spot the spacecraft.

Europe plans to launch Eagle-1, the first space-based quantum key distribution system for the European Union, in 2024, which could lead to an ultrasecure communications network.

A Long March 2D rocket launched three of China’s Yaogan 36 reconnaissance satellites to orbit on Friday (Oct. 14).

A monster merger between two black holes sent ripples through time and space, and may prove Einstein right about a gravitational phenomenon called precession.

Astronomers may have detected the most powerful flash of light ever seen. The so-called gamma-ray burst was also the nearest ever observed.

New ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ comic book miniseries launches in December to further the exploits of Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew.

SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission undocked from the International Space Station Friday morning (Oct. 14), ending a 5.5-month orbital stay.