Satellites

An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.

Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.

The satellite will scan the Earth twice every 12 days.

Protected regions of the ocean are doing their job and keeping illegal fishing at bay, according to new research combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.

The head of the Trump administration's Golden Dome program says the technologies needed to create such an ambitious space-based missile defense system already exist.

The United States Space Force is undertaking its largest training exercise ever, in order to demonstrate that it is "prepared to fight and win in space."

MethaneSAT was meant to check on industrial-level methane emissions.

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.

A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.