Jul 30, 2026 | Satellites, Space
The failure with the LINK spacecraft’s reaction wheel is slightly ironic. NASA launched the Swift Boost mission on July 3, sending a specialized spacecraft to low Earth orbit on a Northrop Grumman air-launched Pegasus XL rocket. The spacecraft is called LINK and...
Jul 22, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this week. SpaceX the launch MRV-MEV, because it’s sending up a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). These spacecraft will be operated by...
May 7, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space
Understanding how debris shifts in orbit can help to avoid disastrous collisions. And a new study increases that understanding, showing that space debris falls to Earth faster when the sun is more active. “For the first time, we find that, once solar activity...
Apr 30, 2026 | Satellites, Space
Asteroid Apophis is set to whisk by Earth in 2029 and serve as a wake-up call for getting our planetary defense act together. Astronomers have shown that the huge chunk of extraterrestrial real estate will not hit Earth in 2029, but will come closer to...
Apr 16, 2026 | Emissions, Satellites
Urban emissions of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—are rising faster than bottom-up accounting estimates anticipated, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering. The discrepancy was found with satellite measurements of methane over 92 major cities...
Apr 9, 2026 | Featured, Satellites, Space
Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and natural disasters, or those in countries with effective light pollution and...
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