The country aims to expand domestic satellite systems and cut dependence on American networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink.

A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort to solve the issue of satellite streaks ruining a powerful ...

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is expected to crash through Earth's atmosphere March 10, 2026, with some of the spacecraft possibly surviving re-entry.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites ...

For years, the commercial space sector has been abuzz about the prospect of satellite "super constellations" in Earth orbit. These satellites would provide everything from communications and ...

A defunct NASA spacecraft weighing about 1,300 pounds is expected to make a dramatic return to Earth today, bringing an end to a mission that began more than a decade ago. The satellite has spent ...

The Pentagon’s campaign to break from decades of cost-plus contracting is reshaping how it buys everything from missiles and satellites — and now it’s touching a critical corner of the space business: ...

York Space Systems acquired Orbion Space Technology, adding Hall-effect electric thrusters to strengthen its satellite ...

The U.S. Space Force has formally terminated an estimated $1.7 billion contract with defense technology firm AeroVironment to build a new generation of antennas used to command and control military ...

A New Mexico startup revealed its plans to deliver sunlight to satellites in orbit, helping power the spacecraft during times ...

There's been a lot of concern lately about how much these newfangled satellite constellations will ruin ground-based astronomy. Passing satellites leave streaks of light pollution on an observatory's ...