5 Of The Largest Natural Satellites In Our Solar System
Our moon is closer in size to Earth than any other moon in the solar system is to its associated planet, however it is far from the largest moon around.
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This Is The First Satellite Constellation Made To Detect Wildfires Before They Grow
There were more than 40,000 wildfires in the U.S. reported in the first half of 2026. These satellites are designed to reduce the harms these fires pose.
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What Is The 25-Year Rule For Satellites?
There's a specific rule governing what happens to satellites once their job is done, and the figure behind it wasn't chosen by accident.
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Reflect Orbital Approved To Launch A Mirrored Satellite For Sunlight Redirection
The FCC has granted permission to Reflect Orbital to launch the first of possibly 50,000 mirror satellites into orbit for lighting dark corners of the Earth.
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Only One Man Got To Fly NASA's X-15 Rocket-Powered Plane & The Space Shuttle
Flying either the rocket-powered X-15 or Space Shuttle would already be pretty impressive, but one man actually flew both. This is his story.
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This Is The Fastest Speed Ever Recorded For A Man-Made Object
Mankind has developed and built many different very fast objects, often faster than the speed of sound. What's the fastest recorded man-made object so far?
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Falling Starlink Satellites Could Be Having An Alarming Effect On The Earth's Atmosphere
Satellites and other objects falling from orbit into our atmosphere tend to burn up, but can that harm our atmospheres in ways we don't understand yet?
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This UK Satellite's Thermal Camera Raises Major Privacy Concerns
You might have seen or even used a thermal camera before, but this satellite's thermal imaging system is on a whole different level and could spy on you.
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What Is The Oldest Artificial Satellite Still Orbiting Earth?
There are tens of thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, some of which are much older than you may expect. The oldest dates back to the dawn of the Space Age.
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There Are Good Reasons Why NASA Stopped Using The Space Shuttle
NASA's Space Shuttle program was a great idea in concept, but flawed execution led to its demise. Here are the problems it was supposed to solve but never did.
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Why Russian Spacecraft Land On Solid Ground – But NASA Splashes Down In The Ocean
The American and Russian space programs took radically different approaches to landing their spacecraft, dictated by geography and physics. Here's why.
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How The James Webb Space Telescope Works Using Less Power Than Your Microwave
The James Webb Space Telescope is one of the most impressive pieces of technology ever made, but that doesn't mean it needs to draw a lot of power to function.
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13 Of The Fastest Human-Made Objects To Ever Enter Space
From solar probes to deep space missions, these record-breaking human-made objects reached speeds that make bullets and jets look slow by comparison.
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Earth's Umbrella: How A Solar Shield Tethered To An Asteroid Could Fight Climate Change
Scientists are mulling over an innovative way to shield the Earth from harmful sun events, which may also have climate change effects.
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Everyone Thought This Was A Sailor Myth - Satellites Prove It's True
Satellites enable us to study the world in a way that is genuinely helpful in areas where we normally can't or don't go. That's how they helped prove this myth.
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What Is The Top Speed Of The Artemis II Rocket?
The Artemis II mission accomplished some very important milestones on its journey to and from the Moon. Here's how fast the rocket and the capsule traveled.
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This Heartwarming Family Photo Has Lived On The Moon For Over 50 Years
U.S. astronauts have left many objects behind on the moon, but few are quite as touching as this family photo that an astronaut left in the 1970s.
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Historic China-Europe Space Mission Hopes To Collect Pivotal Data Never Seen Before
The European Space Agency collaborated with China to build and launch a new satellite that hopes to collect needed data that we have not gotten before.
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China Just Got A Lot Closer To Its First-Ever Manned Moon Landing
The U.S. is the only country that has landed humans on the Moon. However, China is aiming to do so by 2030, and it just got a lot closer to achieving its goal.
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Mysterious Fireball Over Europe Left Viewers In Awe & Damaged At Least One Home
An unusual celestial event has researchers wondering what exactly thousands of eyewitnesses spotted in the skies over Europe. Here's what we know.
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NASA Loosens Rules, Lets Astronauts Take iPhones To Moon
Smartphones have long been off-limits on NASA's space missions, but that's all changing in 2026, possibly opening up a whole new world of space photography.
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Scientists Detected A Seven-Hour Burst From Space – Now We May Know What It Was
Gamma-ray bursts are not uncommon, but ones like the seven-hour burst detected in 2025 definitely are. Scientists now have an idea about what caused it.
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NASA's Next Manned Moon Rocket May Have One Major, Dangerous Flaw
Scientists have raised concerns about possible safety issues with the Orion crew capsule prior to NASA's Artemis II mission launch date in 2026.
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Historic Rocket Test Closes The Gap In China's Race With The West
There's a new space race going on, with the goal of putting humans back on the moon. China has now joined the race with some successful rocket tests.
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Is That A Starlink Satellite Or Meteor? Here's How To Tell The Difference
Bright streaks in the night sky aren’t always meteors. With more and more satellites overhead, it’s getting harder to tell what you’re really seeing.
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SpaceX Acquires xAI: How Much Is The Combined Company Worth?
Two Elon Musk-owned companies, SpaceX and xAI, have begun a massive merger. What will be the result of the combination and how much will it be worth?
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Starlink Lowers Over 4,000 Satellites Following Near-Miss With China
Starlink encountered a near-miss with a Chinese spacecraft. It has since lowered the orbit of its Starlink satellites, but does that solve the problem?
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