Satellite

ESA's Aeolus wind-measuring satellite takes terminal trip into Earth's atmosphere

Weather forecasting mission to end on April, but Aeolus-2 is on the drawing board

Science19 Apr 2023 | 3

Amazon CEO says AWS staff now spending ‘much of their time’ optimizing customers’ clouds

Annual shareholder letter warns of ‘softening’ growth for cloud biz, likely lift-off for Kuiper satellite broadband

Off-Prem17 Apr 2023 | 23

Starlink opens final frontier for radio astronomers

Opinion Is it wrong to wish on space hardware?

Science11 Apr 2023 | 37

In wars of the future, national security won't end at space

Efforts under way to keep satellites and other craft safe from military threats

Defense Tech Week06 Apr 2023 | 4

America longs to expand low-Earth orbit economy 'for the benefits of humanity'

And commercial operators, with NASA a keen customer

Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 12

US pushes next phase of satellite missile defense system

Agency asks for industry input into medium Earth orbit system

Defense Tech Week04 Apr 2023 | 2

OneWeb lofts last batch of satellites to enable global internet service

Mission accomplished? Meanwhile Musk's Starlink's V2 sats experience de-orbit-worthy 'issues'

Networks27 Mar 2023 | 4

SpaceX tries to de-orbit Amazon's request for a satellite broadband shortcut

Stop the presses: Billionaires think sharing is a great idea, until a rival billionaire wants to share

Off-Prem22 Mar 2023 | 31

Student satellite demonstrates drag sail to de-orbit old hardware

65 AA batteries and $10 Arduino processor power space debris solution

Science21 Mar 2023 | 42

Earth is running out of places for stargazers to do dark deeds in the name of science

A 'new deal for the night' needed

Science20 Mar 2023 | 24

Boeing signs off design of anti-jamming tech that keeps satellites online

China and Russia won't be jammin' US sats no more

Defense Tech Week08 Mar 2023 | 28

NASA fixes solar observation spacecraft by turning it off and turning it on again

'Firemode reset' sees Interstellar Boundary Explorer back on the job

Science07 Mar 2023 | 41

Japan's next-gen H3 satellite launch vehicle fails on debut

Destroyed after second stage failed to ignite, making the mission impossible

Science07 Mar 2023 | 6

Why our solar-storm sats corrode – and probably not what you expected

My dear, I do believe I have the vapors ... in spaaace

Science04 Mar 2023 | 17

Hubble images photobombed by space hardware on the up

Big brains worry investment explosion could hit astronomy

Science03 Mar 2023 | 25

Double trouble for NASA with two spacecraft on the fritz

Interstellar Boundary Explorer isn't listening and Surface Water Ocean Topography mission off to unlucky start

Science01 Mar 2023 | 3

UK antitrust watchdog provisionally clears Viasat's $7.3B buy of Inmarsat

Entrance of SpaceX and others into airline Wi-Fi eases worries. Next stop: US and EU regulators

Networks01 Mar 2023 | 1

Dish: Someone snatched our data, if you're wondering why our IT systems went down

Outage-hit telco still won't confirm ransomware infection, or if it's paying up

Cyber-crime28 Feb 2023 | 4

SpaceX lobs second-gen Starlink satellites into orbit

But not the giant ones Musk previewed last year – those still can't get to space without Starship

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 18

Chinese defence boffins ponder microwaving Starlink satellites to stop surveillance

Beijing has filed the paperwork for its LEO constellation, but SpaceX is already there

Science27 Feb 2023 | 94

Rugged satellite messaging phone Bullitt fired out ahead of MWC

MWC Plus Bluetooth gadget that gives your Android or iPhone the same ability

Personal Tech24 Feb 2023 | 17

SpaceX threatened with $175,000 fine for Starlink crash risk paperwork blunder

Video Looks like Musketeers jumped the gun, launched mission too early

Science18 Feb 2023 | 24

Europe begins deeper probe into Viasat, Inmarsat merger

How competitive will in-flight Wi-Fi be? Prices, quality among major headaches

Networks14 Feb 2023 | 6

Water-hunting NASA cubesat won't reach Moon after total thruster fail

ASCENT propulsion system just didn't work

Science10 Feb 2023 | 21

Boffins say their protective satellite paint job could harvest power from the Sun

How does Multifunctional Nanobarrier Structure sound for the bathroom wall?

Science17 Jan 2023 | 8

SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions

Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations

Networks13 Jan 2023 | 50

Virgin Orbit doesn't

First sat launch from UK soil experienced 'anomaly' after entering space, did not deploy payloads

Science10 Jan 2023 | 135

Remember the Ozone hole? The satellite that spotted it just caused a space junk scare

South Korean authorities warned locals to avoid falling space junk, which probably splashed down harmlessly

Science09 Jan 2023 | 10

First satellite to be launched from European soil leaves Cornwall tonight

Virgin Orbit set to help UK county put pasty-munching image behind it

Science09 Jan 2023 | 30

Qualcomm, Bullitt unveil satellite messaging for phones at CES

CES In trouble somewhere remote with patchy cell coverage but able to see the sky? You can text for help

Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 10

KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat

I demand to speak to the space manager

Science14 Dec 2022 | 1

The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission

To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em

Science12 Dec 2022 | 23

SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites

If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is

Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13

Boeing swipes at Starlink as it finishes two internet slinging satellites

5,000 redirectable beams in each bird

Software06 Dec 2022 | 29

FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites

Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground

Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17

UK to test Starlink satellite broadband for those hard to reach areas

But why Elon Musk's satellite broadband biz and not govt-funded OneWeb?

Networks01 Dec 2022 | 26

EU reaches agreement on satellite comms project: Opens Iris

Very keen to unhook infrastructure from 'third countries', private biz after Ukraine crisis brings situation into focus

Networks21 Nov 2022 | 7

Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done

Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board

Science18 Nov 2022 | 33

Chips in space: Reprogrammable AMD AI SoC cleared for liftoff

Team Red believes chip will allow AI inferencing to proliferate in the cosmos

Systems15 Nov 2022 | 2

EU set to sign internet satellite deal, as UK frees up spectrum

Hasn't escaped Europe's notice that US, China, Russia are launching sat after sat

Networks10 Nov 2022 | 26

Look! Up in the sky! Proof of concept for satellites beaming energy to Earth!

They'd need to be a kilometer wide and point at even larger landside targets, so they won't fire up the renewables market

Science10 Nov 2022 | 118

Starlink, shot by both sides in Ukrainian fracas, lives to fight on

Opinion Jam today, jam tomorrow?

Networks17 Oct 2022 | 44

Japan space agency blows up eight satellites aboard Epsilon rocket

This is not why this mission was dubbed the 'Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration'

Science14 Oct 2022 | 23

Inmarsat gets $1b from US Navy for 10 years of satellite data

Outsourcing national defence didn't work so well in Ukraine

Off-Prem13 Oct 2022 | 3

Intel chips in on optical modem for DARPA's 'internet of satellites'

Mmmmm... smells like Space-BACN

Networks11 Oct 2022 | 3

Viasat and Inmarsat $7.3b tie-up delayed over competition concerns

The multibillion dollar question: Will it make in-flight Wi-Fi on planes more expensive?

Networks07 Oct 2022 | 6

Block this: Using satellites to plaster ads over our skies could work, say boffins

They can't hurt us if we stay indoors

Offbeat06 Oct 2022 | 85

India reportedly asks smartphone makers to add local satnav silicon

Manufacturers allegedly told to connect to NavIC by 2023, which did not make them happy at all

Personal Tech28 Sep 2022 | 15

Starlink broadband speeds slow as subscriber numbers grow

But a median of 60Mbps is not to be sniffed at when you're out in the sticks

Networks23 Sep 2022 | 24

Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules

The sky is getting crowded, but some think the FCC is moving too fast to clean it up

Networks22 Sep 2022 | 18

China can destroy US space assets, Space Force ops nominee warns

Wants swarms of small satellites that are harder to destroy – and outsourcing to improve cybersecurity

Security16 Sep 2022 | 28

FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies

Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right?

Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32

Elon Musk claims SpaceX was in talks with Apple on iPhone 14 satellite services

Apple went with Globalstar for Emergency SOS feature, but such comments suggest a direction of travel

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 49

Startup wants to build a space station that refuels satellites by 2025

Orbit Fab hopes to charge $20m for a hydrazine refill – and you thought fuel prices down here were bad!

Science31 Aug 2022 | 30

US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes

Judges just didn't buy Viasat's in-orbit prang fears

Networks30 Aug 2022 | 15

Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates

Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long

Science19 Aug 2022 | 14