Satellite

Satellite phones are coming, but users not happy to pay much extra for the capability

Has someone told all the direct-to-cell investors?

Networks02 Oct 2024 | 49

China calls for realtime censorship of satellite broadband

Great Firewall reaches all the way into space

Networks30 Sep 2024 | 27

Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers

Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone

Networks27 Sep 2024 | 51

Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter

Is this a debris inspection mission or an Ubuntu release?

Science26 Sep 2024 | 3

Starlink's new satellites emit 30x more radio interference than before, drowning cosmic signals

V2 sats beam 10M times brighter noise, hampering telescopes

Networks19 Sep 2024 | 112

ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling

Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodging

Science16 Sep 2024 | 5

FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns

SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit

Networks12 Sep 2024 | 52

Cluster II spacecraft reenters and burns up with a nod to its controllers

Salsa's final act: Reminding us it was the humans all along

Science09 Sep 2024 | 6

Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier

iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon

Networks29 Aug 2024 |

Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing's flying spying censors, think tank warns

Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant

Networks28 Aug 2024 | 27

Japan's Astroscale wins contract for space junk harvesting robotic arm

The plan is to do away with an H-IIA rocket upper stage – and prove it's possible

Science19 Aug 2024 | 9

Shots fired as AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink's direct-to-cell plans

Rivals claim signal waiver would interfere with terrestrial networks

Networks16 Aug 2024 | 40

Would you rather buy space broadband from a billionaire, or Communist China?

Beijing's first Starlink-slayers are in orbit, and buyers beyond the Great Firewall are on the agenda

Networks08 Aug 2024 | 51

SpaceX Falcon 9 set for comeback after upper-stage failure

Cracked line blamed for leak

Science26 Jul 2024 | 19

Astroscale space janitor attempts fly-around of derelict upper stage

ADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance

Science10 Jul 2024 | 7

AST SpaceMobile promises the Moon with seamless satellite phone service

Yet all its birds remain resolutely earthbound

Networks04 Jul 2024 | 5

UN telecom watchdog wags finger at Russia for satellite interference

European neighbors say interference comes from Moscow and Kaliningrad, Kremlin claims it didn't find anything

Networks02 Jul 2024 | 51

Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong

10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly?

Science01 Jul 2024 | 50

Amazon's Project Kuiper slips to end of 2024 for first full-scale launch

Starlink rival slips again, but service still set for 2025

Networks28 Jun 2024 | 4

ISS 'nauts told to duck and cover after dead Russian sat sprays space junk

This has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile

Science28 Jun 2024 | 18

Humanity's satellite habit could end up choking Earth's ozone layer

Just when you think we've solved chlorofluorocarbons

Science25 Jun 2024 | 92

Since joining NATO, Sweden claims Russia has been borking Nordic satellites

If Putin likes jammin', we hope NATO likes jammin' too

Security21 Jun 2024 | 56

Satellite phone service could soon become the norm

America's Big 3 cellcos all signed up already, though most of the 'non terrestrial' tech not actually live yet

Networks19 Jun 2024 | 48

Flying phone base stations to take off over Japan in 2026

NTT Docomo teams with Airbus subsidiary to make it happen

Networks04 Jun 2024 | 2

FCC boss wants tighter rules to prevent devastating satellite explosions in orbit

Rosenworcel suggests bringing risk down to 1 in 1,000 for debris-emitting blasts – will other countries play ball?

Science30 May 2024 | 6

4 more years! Intelsat, Northrop Grumman extend satellite servicing contract

Mission Extension Vehicle to fuel up helpless but functional sats

Science24 May 2024 | 10

AT&T formalizes deal for space-based cellular service on unmodified mobiles

AST still only has a single test satellite in orbit, so don't hold your breath

Personal Tech16 May 2024 | 11

Starlink suffers 'degraded service' from solar storm but emerges intact

Unusually high activity from Sun may have also hastened Hubble's demise

Networks13 May 2024 | 24

Starlink geofence appears to have some gaping holes

I guess the brains down in Africa gonna take some time to do the things they never should have had

Networks03 May 2024 | 36

NASA solar sail boom demonstrator reaches orbit

Big things come in small packages

Science02 May 2024 | 16

Space insurers make record-breaking loss as orbit gets cramped

'Unsustainable' losses neared $1B in 2023

Science01 May 2024 | 37

Satellite of love: SES and Intelsat finally tie the knot in $3.1B acquisition

Second time lucky as competition from Starlink and pals increases

Networks30 Apr 2024 | 1

FAA now requires reentry vehicles to get licensed before launch

Commercial operators must try Varda

Science22 Apr 2024 | 9

Starlink clashes with Telecom Italia over frequency data sharing

Refusal to play ball may result in satellite operator moving investment elsewhere

Networks02 Apr 2024 | 18

European Space Agency to measure Earth at millimeter scale

Awards contracts for spacecraft to bring the IoT to space

Science20 Mar 2024 | 44

An engine that can conjure thrust from thin air? We speak to the designer

Interview Chatting to Anmol Taploo about the race to develop tech for satellites

Science09 Mar 2024 | 58

NASA's satellite pit stop project runs out of gas

OSAM-1 – expensive, late, difficult, and no longer what the market needs?

Science04 Mar 2024 | 2

Uncle Sam explores satellites that can create propellant out of thin air

Very low Earth orbit birds could sip the outer atmosphere on their way up

Science29 Feb 2024 | 19

ESA's ERS-2 satellite began to come apart earlier than predicted

Harmlessly entered over the North Pacific, but solar array was already bent

Science27 Feb 2024 | 6

Varda capsule proves you don't need astronauts for gravity-defying science

Space factory startup celebrates successful re-entry

Science23 Feb 2024 | 7

Firefly software snafu sends Lockheed satellite on short-lived space safari

Updated IF (orbit == wrong) THEN oops;

Software21 Feb 2024 | 20

Japan launches satellite to eyeball derelict rocket stage

Mission a step along the road to commercial orbit decluttering

Science19 Feb 2024 | 11

Chunks of deorbiting ESA satellite are expected to reach the ground

Danger to humans? Less than '1 in 100 billion', says agency

Science19 Feb 2024 | 36

Pentagon launches nuke-spotting satellites amid Russian space bomb rumors

Updated Dungeons and Dragons, high-waisted jeans, Cold War sabre rattling – the '80s are back, baby

Public Sector15 Feb 2024 | 69

NASA finally launches PACE Earth science satellite

'New era of ocean science' hoped to follow debut of billion-dollar plankton-spotter

Science09 Feb 2024 | 6

How Neuraspace aims to clean up orbital clutter with AI

Interview Can tech and regulations beat the great satellite landgrab?

AI + ML07 Feb 2024 | 8

Japanese space lasers aim to clean up orbital junk

Zap it and trap it like a cosmic Marie Kondo, but will everyone approve?

Science31 Jan 2024 | 33

ESA salutes Galileo satellite system meeting aviation standards

It's all in the software

Science30 Jan 2024 | 12

Can solar power be beamed down from space? Yes. Is it commercially viable? Not yet

Caltech looks back on the highs and lows of the SSPD-1 project

Science17 Jan 2024 | 89

John Deere tractors get connectivity boost with Starlink deal

SpaceX gets chance to prove the FCC was wrong for rejecting its $885m rural broadband subsidy bid

Networks16 Jan 2024 | 29

Adios, dead zones: Starlink relays SMS in space for unmodified phones on Earth

Now you'll never have an excuse for missing that weekend work text or call

Networks12 Jan 2024 | 58

SpaceX sends first direct-to-cell Starlinks to orbit

It's like a cell tower... in spaaaaace

Networks03 Jan 2024 | 14

SpaceX cleared to test satellite phone service via Starlink

Low Earth orbit cell ops will help remote region get services

Networks15 Dec 2023 | 6

UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies

Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects

Networks11 Dec 2023 | 16

Korean peninsula space race sees South and North launch tit for tat spy sats

North claims it took photos of stuff. South points to success of homegrown booster

Offbeat05 Dec 2023 | 8

Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches

Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now

Science04 Dec 2023 | 9