This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...

Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon and the solar system's largest, is bigger than Mercury and the dwarf planet Pluto, with a diameter of 5,268 kilometers.

Everyone's favorite dwarf planet, Pluto, was discovered just 95 years ago. Here's the story of how the once-ninth planet was discovered. In the early 20th century, the businessman, astronomer, and ...

A surprising chemical difference between Pluto and Sedna, another dwarf planet in the distant Kuiper Belt, is helping scientists nail down their respective masses, a new study reports.

Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates. Satellite data provider Planet Labs PBC expects increased defence spending in Europe to further boost demand for its ...

Tanager-1 was launched in August 2024 and Planet plans to launch Tanager 2, 3 and 4, growing its hyperspectral constellation to four satellites. Following Pelican-1’s launch in November 2023 ...

Why was Pluto reclassified as a dwarf planet? One might think that it’s purely a matter of size. Mercury, the smallest of the major planets, has a diameter that is twice as large as Pluto’s.

CEO Will Marshall reported a $230 million commercial agreement with JSAT, focusing on building, launching, and operating a constellation of 10 high-resolution Pelican satellites. This initiative ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leader in Earth imaging whose stock has surged over 109% in the past six months, has successfully obtained the first set of images from its Pelican-2 ...

You can get in touch with Micah by emailing [email protected]. Chinese satellites have been observed carrying out advanced "dogfighting" joint maneuvers in orbit, according to a senior U.S ...

Satellites are increasingly a global-communications lifeline, allowing people in remote areas, even war zones, to make phone calls and get online without the need for ground-based infrastructure ...