Satellite News

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gathering of spiral galaxies for a stunning image released Monday (Dec. 25). But this apparent togetherness may be an illusion.

Spiral petroglyphs carved into a canyon wall on the Colorado-Utah border may have been used as a calendar by the Ancestral Pueblo.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which uses optical inter-satellite link (OISL) technology to connect more than 3,000 satellites in a mesh network that blankets Earth, just cleared a final hurdle needed to launch next year.

NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover is set to revolutionize lunar exploration when it lands on the moon’s Mons Mouton.

The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroid sample return project to its outline of how to send humans to Mars — and beyond.

The last full moon of 2023, December’s Cold Full Moon, will miss Christmas by just a day this year, illuminating the sky over Earth on Tuesday (Dec. 26).

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission took some important strides toward launch this year, but it’s unclear if the ambitious effort will get off the ground as planned in late 2024.

Japan’s robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touchdown attempt that’s scheduled for Jan. 19.