Having trouble with your iPhone’s internet or cellular connection during a natural disaster like Hurricane Milton? Fret not, if you have an iPhone 14 or later, it's packed with a unique feature called Emergency SOS via satellite. This technology keeps you connected with emergency services even when
NASA's small satellite missions have come a long way. They've learned from past failures and now do amazing science at a low cost. Take TEMPEST-D and RAINCube, for instance. Launched just minutes apart in 2018, they helped create the first near-real-time 3D model of storm evolution. Impressed by the
Imagine combining satellite technology with cutting-edge artificial intelligence. That's exactly what happened when Yahsat, a satellite operator from the UAE, merged with Bayanat, an AI company specializing in geospatial data. Their new venture, Space42, aims to bring together satellite communicatio
Imagine a rocket that needs a little extra help to get its job done. That’s what happened with the Vega C rocket, which is set to launch in November with an important satellite. But before it can reach its destination, something interesting has been happening on its second stage. The European S
The weather is about to get a whole lot smarter. A Boston-based startup, Tomorrow.io, has just partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide its satellite data for two years, marking a significant shift in how hurricanes are forecasted. This collaboration is m
In a landmark deal, DirecTV is set to acquire Dish DBS, including Dish TV and Sling TV, from EchoStar. This merger will create the largest pay-TV provider in the US, with around 20 million subscribers. DirecTV will pay EchoStar $1 and assume debt, estimated to be around $1 billion. The deal has been
The era of satellite TV is coming to an end. After years of struggling to stay relevant, DirecTV, the nation's largest satellite TV provider, has announced a merger with Dish and Sling TV, another major satellite TV company. The deal, worth $1 and $9.75 billion in debt, will bring together two compa
The pay-TV industry has been declining for years, and none have felt the pain more than satellite TV providers. EchoStar, the company behind Dish Network, is in advanced talks to sell its satellite TV business to rival DirecTV. The possible deal comes with a looming debt payment of $1.98 billion in
The European Space Agency (ESA) is about to embark on a groundbreaking mission to study the destructive reentry of a satellite into Earth's atmosphere. Meet the Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object (DRACO), a 440-pound spacecraft designed to crash and burn, gathering valuable data as it g
As humanity ventures further into the unknown, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is faced with a daunting task: to mitigate the environmental harm caused by rising megaconstellations of satellites orbiting the Earth. But, a recent Supreme Court ruling has raised questions about the FCC's a
