In a significant move, Saudi Arabia has given the green light to Starlink, the satellite internet service from SpaceX, for use in aviation and maritime sectors. This approval came during a high-profile investment forum in Riyadh, where Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was a key speaker. The e
China has boosted its satellite network with a new trio of spacecraft. The launch took place from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China on May 11, 2025. The Long March 6A rocket was the workhorse for this mission, lifting off at 9:27 p. m. Beijing time. This launch was the 574th miss
Two satellites have shown off their dance moves in space. They moved in perfect sync, staying 150 meters apart with incredible precision. This is a big deal for future space missions and scientific research. The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, made up of two spacecraft, the Occulter and the
Space is becoming a busy place. More and more companies are sending satellites into orbit. This includes big names like Amazon and SpaceX, as well as others from the UK and China. In just one year, over 2, 500 objects were launched into low-Earth orbit. That is more than five times the number launch
Amazon has successfully launched its first group of satellites for Project Kuiper. This is a significant move in the company's effort to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink. The 27 satellites were sent into space using United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This launch i
The Godavari Basin in India has been under the microscope for drought monitoring. The goal was to see if short-term satellite data could help spot agricultural droughts. This is important because soil moisture is key to understanding droughts, but getting detailed soil data over large areas is tou
The United States is gearing up to send a satellite into space that could change how we think about solar power. This isn't your average satellite. It's designed to collect solar energy up there and send it back down to Earth. The company behind this idea, Aetherflux, has secured a whopping $50 mill
The risk of dengue fever has been growing in Nepal's mid hills. This is due to rising temperatures, which create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to thrive. To understand this better, researchers looked at satellite data and temperature trends from 2001 to 2020. They focused on two types of mosquitoe
The White House has sent a budget draft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The draft is for the fiscal year 2026. It suggests big changes to space-related activities. This includes the Geostationary Extended Observations program. This program is set to launch a new generatio
The journey to the moon is not always smooth. Intuitive Machines, a company based in Houston, is not letting a recent setback stop its ambitious plans. The company's latest moon lander, IM-2 Athena, had a rough landing near the lunar south pole. It tipped over and ended up on its side. But Intuitive
