Space Mobile AT&T wants to turn every smartphone into a satellite phone by no later than 2030 The first five satellites are slated for launch this summer By Cal Jeffrey, May 16, 2024, 4:38 PM 23 comments
Space Industry Analysts believe SpaceX's Starlink internet service is finally profitable "Mind-blowing" growth in just five years By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13, 2024, 11:15 AM 17 comments
Space Electronics A humble Bluetooth device has successfully connected to a satellite in orbit The signal spanned an astonishing 600 km By Erika Morphy, May 4, 2024, 9:41 AM 16 comments
Space SpaceX to launch a swarm of US reconnaissance satellites next month The first batch of this new classified constellation should enter low-earth orbit in May By Alfonso Maruccia, April 19, 2024, 1:19 PM
Science Space NASA's "next-gen" solar sail spacecraft is ready to launch for practical testing The satellite will hitch a ride with Rocket Lab's Electron rocket later this month By Cal Jeffrey, April 16, 2024, 3:21 PM
Tech Culture Space Russia warns US, again: SpaceX satellites used for military purposes may become targets Following reports of SpaceX building a spy network for the US By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2024, 9:22 AM 28 comments
Science Space A satellite heavier than a large car makes an uncontrolled return to Earth tomorrow, but don't worry too much You'd have to be very unlucky to be hit by it By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2024, 6:43 AM 8 comments
Science Space Russia and China successfully transmit two images over satellite using quantum communication There are still technical hurdles to overcome but advances are being made By Erika Morphy, January 6, 2024, 4:31 PM 15 comments
Mobile The Web SpaceX launches first satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities SpaceX partnered with T-Mobile in the US By Shawn Knight, January 4, 2024, 11:38 AM
Electronics Space Amazon's internet satellites will communicate using lasers in space Thousands of satellites working as an optical mesh network in Earth's orbit By Alfonso Maruccia, December 15, 2023, 9:21 AM
Mobile Apple Apple makes Emergency SOS via satellite free for an additional year, but only for iPhone 14 users Emergency SOS via satellite could be a life-saver By Shawn Knight, November 15, 2023, 11:37 AM
Mobile Space Starlink teases "Direct to Cell" satellite phone service SpaceX will start with text-based service in 2024 By Shawn Knight, October 12, 2023, 11:24 AM
Space Astronomers express concerns over light pollution from massive new satellite BlueWalker 3 is one of the brightest objects in the night sky By Rob Thubron, October 3, 2023, 6:55 AM
Science Space Scientists develop self-healing solar panels that can reverse the effects of radiation damage Future satellites could stay in space far longer By Shawn Knight, July 19, 2023, 10:37 AM
Security Space Hack-A-Sat 4 contest will let white hat hackers toy with a satellite in space For 50 years, we thought that satellites were hack-proof. It's not the case anymore By Alfonso Maruccia, June 26, 2023, 6:55 AM
Science Space Japan will put a wooden satellite into orbit next year Taking wood into space By Shawn Knight, June 2, 2023, 2:40 PM 9 comments
Science Satellite data used to unveil thousands of unknown underwater mountains A clearer map of actual topography hidden deep below the ocean surface By Alfonso Maruccia, May 3, 2023, 1:29 PM
Mobile Space AT&T and comsat partner complete the first satellite 'direct-to-smartphone' call Samsung Galaxy S22 becomes first unmodified cellphone to make a satellite call By Cal Jeffrey, April 25, 2023, 3:13 PM
Tech Culture Leaked CIA files show China is building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites It looks like China is preparing for war By Rob Thubron, April 24, 2023, 7:51 AM 13 comments
Science Space NASA expects retired solar satellite to make an uncontrolled deorbit within the next 22 hours Most of the craft will burn up with only a 1-in-2,467 chance of human harm from debris By Cal Jeffrey, April 18, 2023, 3:14 PM
Science Space One of SpaceX's new Starlink V2 mini-sats has fallen from orbit The first of potentially several controlled deorbits By Cal Jeffrey, April 5, 2023, 4:29 PM 9 comments
Science Space Lockheed Martin and Nokia are bringing Earth communication devices to the Moon Cellular networks on the Moon are good to go, but NASA has yet to request lunar satellites By Alfonso Maruccia, March 30, 2023, 3:03 PM
Science Space Satellite built with $20 CPU and 48 AA batteries tests method to reduce costs and space junk Satellite should fall out of orbit much more quickly than most By Daniel Sims, March 20, 2023, 4:46 PM
Science Space NASA's AIM mission comes to an end after nearly 16 years The satellite helped scientists learn more about polar mesospheric clouds By Shawn Knight, March 20, 2023, 10:52 AM
Tech Culture The Web China could launch 13,000 satellites to "suppress" and spy on Starlink The satellites could carry "anti-Starlink payloads" By Rob Thubron, February 24, 2023, 9:11 AM 18 comments