Private Japanese spacecraft will inspect 2 dead satellites in 2027
Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.
Space combat was ‘critical to mission success’ in US war in Iran, Space Force chief says
The head of the U.S. Space Force said the United States' ongoing war in Iran shows the service has become a fully "combat credible" force.
SpaceX launches two Starlink satellite groups 19 hours apart
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying batches of Starlink satellites. The liftoffs took place from Florida and California on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 (by local time zone).
‘It probably will start a precedent’: Why satellite company’s withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried
In response to a request from the U.S. government, Planet Labs made a decision not to share photos of Iran as well as the larger conflict region in the Middle East indefinitely
A satellite just captured images of a tsunami being born. Here’s why that’s a big deal
Scientists used SWOT to observe the 2025 Kamchatka tsunami, and their resulting work gives an unusually clear view into tsunamigenesis.
Satellite spies SpaceX Starlink before it breaks apart | Space photo of the day for April 1, 2026
SpaceX Starlink spacecraft was seen prior to breaking up in orbit by a satellite.
‘This is really intolerable’: Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX’s million AI satellites
Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy the night sky as humanity has known it for millions of years, experts say.
An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?
AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, triggering a cascade that could render Earth orbit unsafe.
SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say
SpaceX's plan to launch one million orbiting data centers to space worries astronomers, who say the satellite streaks caused by the proposed constellation would severely impair observations.
Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite crashes back to Earth over eastern Pacific Ocean
NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the space agency. Most of the spacecraft likely burned up in the atmosphere.