Satellite News

Scientists attempting to discover the process by which the moon formed have new clues thanks to graphene discovered in lunar samples returned by China’s Chang’e 5 mission.

SpaceX Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to smartphones shine nearly five times brighter than traditional Starlinks, a recent study found.

Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to reach the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), and you can watch the rendezvous live.

NOAA satellites in orbit have recorded nearly real-time views of Hurricane Debby as it makes landfall in Florida on Aug. 5, 2024.

The swimsuits worn at the 2024 Summer Olympics leverage a similar technology used to protect satellites in space.

Add another pair of strong solar flares to the sun’s list this year, as two X-class flares erupted on Monday morning (Aug. 5).

Ten neutron stars found lurking in the Milky Way include cosmic black widows killing stars with “webs” of viscous plasma and a speed demon that spins over 700 times per second.

The 2024 Perseid meteor shower should reach its peak during the overnight hours of Aug. 11 into early Aug. 12, when there is almost no moon.