Tag Archives: satellites
Rocket Lab gains FAA approval to launch satellites from US soil
SpaceX will make its Starlink satellites less of a blight on the night sky
Swarm finally gets full regulatory approval to launch its satellites
Hitting the Books: Searching for ancient cities from space
Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science and technology we can find and...
Solar-powered LightSail spacecraft is ready for its second flight
When the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches this summer, it will carry the Planetary Society's Carl Sagan-inspired LightSail 2. You may remember LightSail as a crowdfunded, experimental "solar sail." The unique craft looks something like a giant kit...
Amazon plans to launch thousands of internet satellites
Amazon wants to launch thousands of low Earth orbit satellites to offer internet connection across the planet. With Project Kuiper, it aims to deploy 3,236 satellites to cover areas where about 95 percent of the global population live. Details otherw...
SpaceX gets FCC approval to deploy thousands more internet satellites
SpaceX's plan to build a global, high-speed wireless internet network using satellites has taken another step forward. The FCC approved the company's request to deploy more than 7,000 very-low-Earth orbit satellites for its Starlink network. It follo...
NASA Satellites Reveal Major Changes in Global Freshwater Supply
Researchers have used 14 years of observations from NASA’s GRACE mission to track changes in the freshwater supplies of 34 regions around the world and revealed a new, disturbing trend. They have...
NASA Satellites Reveal Major Changes in Global Freshwater Supply
Researchers have used 14 years of observations from NASA’s GRACE mission to track changes in the freshwater supplies of 34 regions around the world and revealed a new, disturbing trend. They have...