Iran’s Satellites to Extend Ballistic Missile Range
Iran recently announced that it has deployed three satellites into space using its notoriously unreliable "Simorgh" ("Pheonix") rockets. The launch has been widely criticized...
MOCAT – MIT’s New Invention Against Space Debris
As Earth’s atmosphere and beyond are slowly filling with satellites and space debris, there is increasing worry about what Earth’s future is going to...
The Spying Satellites of Japan, South and North Korea
Recent regional space developments include Japan’s new “information-gathering” satellite, South Korea's spy satellite launched by SpaceX and North Korea's recent surveillance satellite deployment.
Japan's Information-Gathering...
SpaceX Launches First Satellite-to-Smartphone Signal from Space
SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 mission contained its first set of Starlink satellites capable of transmitting a signal from space directly to our smartphones, with...
Russia-China Hack-Proof Quantum Communication Link
Quantum communication is a secure way to transfer information, resistant to eavesdropping by hackers. The encrypted data is transferred as ones and zeros along...
JAXA Repurposes Spacecraft to Protect Earth from Small Asteroids
Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is to begin testing new technology capable of altering the course of small and fast asteroids and hopefully prevent...
The US’s New Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
L3Harris will provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with 16 satellites to detect, monitor, and track hypersonic missiles aimed at the US and its...
GalaxySpace Reveals Satellite with Unfolding Solar Panels
After China’s GalaxySpace developed the country’s first low-Earth orbit constellation that challenged SpaceX's Starlink, the company recently developed a new type of plate-shaped satellite...
New ‘Detumbler’ Halts Satellite Tumbling in Space
Space startup ‘Airbus’ launched a device that is designed to address space debris in Earth's orbit in early November as part of SpaceX's Transporter-9...
Amazon Designs Thrusters to Protect its Satellites from Space Debris
Amazon designs custom satellite thrusters that will enable more effective maneuvering to avoid space debris, as well as increase the sustainability of Amazon’s satellite...
European Space Agency Will Use AI to Tackle Space Dangers
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it will use artificial intelligence to reduce space garbage and protect infrastructure from space-based threats like space...
Satellite Assembling Robots Inspired by the Human Arm
A team of researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology developed a new method to control robots that can assemble satellites in space. Their...
Astronomers Warn of Bright Satellites Obscuring the Stars
Scientists from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that one of the brightest objects in the night sky is BlueWalker 3, the world's largest...
10 Gbps Space-to-Ground Laser Data Transfer Achieved by China’s Satellite
CGST is a Chinese satellite constellation company, and it has successfully sent high-speed data by laser from space to the ground.
The company used one...
Estonia Calls for Increased Space Cybersecurity
The global space industry, currently valued at around $350 billion, could be worth as much as one trillion dollars by 2040, and with so...
SpaceX Joins Space Laser Satellite Communication
Space-based internet services have reached another milestone with the launch of two new mini V2 SpaceX satellites that can communicate via lasers.
SpaceX revolutionized space-based...
Iran Launches Third Military Cubesat
The Iran Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force (IRGCAF) has reportedly launched its third satellite into low-earth orbit (LEO) aboard a three-stage domestically made "Qased"...
Satellite Tech Advancing 5G Network Connectivity
The British electronics company Filtronic is collaborating with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency to develop advanced space technology to boost...
US Space Force May Establish Joint Hotline with China
The US Space Force may set up a direct line of communications with China’s space agency in order to deal with potential interplanetary emergencies,...
Starlink Lost Over 200 Satellites in Just Two Months
Satellite tracking data shows an increase in burned Starlink satellites over the summer.
Starlink is a satellite constellation operated by the aerospace company SpaceX, and...
Base for Space Object Identification Built in China
China is setting up a new military base to enhance the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) “space situational awareness,” an initiative led by the PLA’s...
ESA Says- Stop Crowding Earth’s Orbital Environment
ESA’s Space Environment report highlights space debris as a major problem, stating that the problem will worsen even if we stop sending objects into...
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