Japan to develop wooden satellite in bid to curb space junk
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry is collaborating with Kyoto University to develop the world's first wooden satellite....
NASA study shows water shortages could worsen without action
In a recent "first-of-its-kind" study led by NASA, scientists found major changes to freshwater availability...
Bill Gates-backed startup will give you real-time video of nearly anywhere on Earth
Start-up EarthNow is aiming to bring us real-time video taken from space of any point on our planet. Backed by...
Airbus wants to harpoon a satellite and bring it back to Earth
The aeronautics company Airbus is currently testing a three-foot harpoon they hope will catch the nonfunctional...
New satellite paves the way for full-color, full-motion video from space
British company Earth-i just launched a new prototype satellite that paves the way for the "world's first full-color,...
Critical climate record satellite program at risk after Congress slashes funding
Scientists all over Earth depend on sea ice data from United States military satellites. But one of those satellites...
Antarctica's newest iceberg may destabilize the entire ice shelf
For eighteen months, scientists and concerned citizens waited for a giant iceberg to break off the Larsen C ice...
ESA unveils magnetic space tug to corral broken satellites drifting in space
Japan's experiment to clean up space junk earlier this year may have ended in failure, but the world's space agencies...
Teen creates world's lightest satellite and NASA is sending it to space
An 18-year-old from Tamil Nadu in India has built what experts are hailing as the "world's lightest satellite."...
Hear the sounds of space in StudioKCA’s NASA Orbit Pavilion in Los Angeles
Created in collaboration with Shane Myrbeck of Arup and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, StudioKCA’s NASA...
Man-made meteor shower proposed for 2020 Olympics
Olympic opening ceremonies are known for spectacle. Yet few countries, if any, have entertained the masses from...
Facebook is beaming free Internet access to Africa
Facebook is expanding its plan to beam internet to remote areas of the Earth, using a solar-powered drone flying...
Samsung wants to blanket the entire planet with internet using 4,600 satellites
Facebookisn’t the only corporation with its eyes on the prize of universal Internet access. Samsung recently...
Egyptian Teenager Creates Next-Generation Quantum Space Propulsion System
AnEgyptain teenager has patented a next-generation propulsion system that could send spacecraft to other solar...
SpaceX rocket lifts off with the world's first all-electric satellites
A SpaceXFalcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday, sending the world's first...
