Nearly half of the artificial satellites in orbit carry a payload. Often, these are in the form of sensors for observation, systems like GPS, and other scientific instruments. A small portion, about ...

Fram2, the third private spaceflight purchased from SpaceX, is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 31st from Kennedy ...

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

Their first tracker is now in orbit. They plan to use a series of these to generate live maps of satellites big and small, fragments from old vessels, and debris as small as 5 cm.

Rocket Lab will launch a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14), and you can watch the action live An Electron vehicle carrying a single satellite for the Japan-based Earth ...