Here’s how it works. Rocket Lab launched five "Internet of Things" satellites on Saturday (Feb. 8). A 59-foot-tall (18 meters) Electron rocket carrying five spacecraft for the French company ...

Tokyo-based startup ArkEdge Space claims it has snapped what is “probably” the highest quality images of Earth taken by a ...

"Chorus waves are now included in forecasting models that are designed to protect these satellites." Earth's magnetic field occasionally bursts into song — but these compositions are written ...

This is effectively what we have been doing ever since the beginning of the Space Age, with an increasing number of rocket stages, satellites and related objects ending their existence as they bur ...

The rocket successfully reached orbit at an altitude of about 670 kilometers (about 420 miles) and released two satellites, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said. “We feel so ...

Providing internet service to underserved and rural communities has proven quite difficult in the past, which is why more companies are turning to satellites as opposed to laying new cables in the ...

Michibiki 6 satellite launched aboard Japan’s H3 rocket The satellite will enhance Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System The H3 rocket’s fifth launch marks another success for JAXA ...

The surge in crashing of Starlinks is being blamed on the mass retirement The re-entries produce visually stunning fireballs Each Gen1 Starlink satellite produces about 30 kilograms of aluminum oxide ...

If you’re looking to dramatically change a room but don’t want to spend a lot of money, time, or even be especially committed to the results, consider removable wallpaper — specifically the ...

Satellite images help identify large areas of pollution caused by fires, dust or sand storms, volcanic eruptions, large industrial sources, or the transport of man-made pollution from other regions.

Clouds from infrared image combined with static colour image of surface. False-colour infrared image with colour-coded temperature ranges and map overlay. Raw infrared image with map overlay. Raw ...

Himawari-8 and -9 are geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). They are successors to JMA’s Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) series, offering ...