satellites

Can you build a satellite made out of… wood?

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

New Black Lives Matter mural in nation’s capital can be seen from space

By Jacob Oller | 

2 years ago

NASA hopes to get up close to asteroids using a 'dynamic orbital slingshot'

By Jeff Spry | 

2 years ago

ESA's planet-hunting space telescope is now seeking out exoplanets, and who knows what it could find

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

2 years ago

Cell phone receives first text from space, perhaps paving way for orbital cell towers

By Adam Pockross | 

2 years ago

NASA’s new (pink) green rocket fuel is less toxic than caffeine

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

3 years ago

SpaceX just launched 60 satellites, but astronomers say it’ll blur their space vision

By Benjamin Bullard | 

3 years ago

Space fireworks are about to become a real thing, thanks to first man-made meteor shower

By Benjamin Bullard | 

3 years ago

Can moons have moons? Yes! Well, sometimes.

By Phil Plait | 

3 years ago

Air-breathing space engines: A last-minute reprieve for decaying orbits?

By Phil Plait | 

4 years ago