BOULDER, Colo. — Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low Earth orbit. The growth in the population of ...

Thus spoke Donald Trump shortly after BlackRock, an American investment firm, announced on March 4th that it would buy two ports on the Panama Canal from ck Hutchison (ckh), their Hong Kong-based ...

Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today. Texting via satellite comes to customers with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones starting today.

The FireSat project’s first satellite was successfully placed into low Earth orbit (LEO) last week and has officially made contact with engineers back at base. “This satellite is the first of more ...

Scientists have successfully established the world's longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched ...

Quantum network is step towards ultrasecure internet The satellite, called Jinan-1, is ten times lighter, 45 times cheaper and much more efficient than its predecessor, Micius, which launched in ...

A deal for the U.S. to "reclaim" the Panama Canal is increasingly under fire from authorities in China and Hong Kong. Earlier this month, BlackRock announced a $23 billion deal with CK Hutchinson ...

A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its developers on Earth. “The devastating wildfires in Los ...

"Raw plastic pellets come in, raw aluminum comes in, and we make those into the Starlink kits, and then ship them right out to customers homes." Each week, SpaceX launches satellites to build out ...

China is scrutinising a deal struck by a Hong Kong company to sell ports at the Panama Canal to a United States financial firm. Beijing directed multiple agencies on Tuesday to examine the ...

New technology could help fight wildfires on the ground, from space. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports on the new satellites that will work to detect wildfires early on. March 17, 2025 ...

Credit: NASA FireSAT, owned and operated by Earth Fire Alliance, is a proposed cutting-edge satellite constellation focused on detecting and monitoring wildfires. The launch of the FireSAT prototype ...