While satellites like SWOT are providing incredible new views of our planet, a different kind of space story is unfolding—one that threatens our view of the cosmos itself. The number of artificial ...

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 ...

There are about 15,000 artificial satellites currently circling Earth, with most residing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The satellites circling Earth are changing the skies in various ways. They reflect ...

A Nvidia-backed startup is seeking U.S. approval to launch tens of thousands of satellites ...

Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect “artificial total solar eclipse” in orbit. Earlier this year, the two probes, which are part of the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission, ...

Light reflected from satellites pollutes the images taken by telescopes orbiting Earth, as well as those on the ground. Without mitigations, this will only get worse. Read the paper: Satellite ...

How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to advance mapping and imaging methods on other planets? This is what a study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address ...