#Satellites

Joseph Shavit

NASA uses moonlight to improve satellite accuracy

NASA has more than 20 Earth-observing satellites that give researchers a global perspective on the interconnected Earth system.

Joseph Shavit

NASA Emergency Beacons Save Lives in 2021

In 2021, NASA technology saved 330 lives in the U.S. network region of the international satellite-aided search and rescue effort.

Joseph Shavit

What is Starlink? Inside the satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire

Starlink is a broadband internet service, specializing in the expansion of coverage to rural and remote communities.

Joseph Shavit

Spinning magnets could be the answer for NASA's orbital space debris problem

According to NASA, there are more than 27,000 pieces of space debris bigger than the size of a softball currently orbiting Earth.

Joseph Shavit

Web-slinging robots in space

Preventing pieces of space debris from crashing into each other is a problem engineers have been grappling with for decades.

Joseph Shavit

A first for search and rescue from space

Between 1982 and 2020, at least 51,512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.

Joseph Shavit

It will soon be possible to make satellite phone calls with your regular phone

Not all who wander are lost—but sometimes their cell phone reception is. That might change soon if a global plan comes to fruition.

Joshua Shavit

New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets

The approximately $4 million spacecraft, a smaller-than-usual type of satellite known as a "CubeSat," is as large as a "box of Cheerios".

Joshua Shavit

There's now a gas station in space

Industry giant Lockheed Martin recently announced that they are investing in Orbit Fab's "Gas Stations in Space" refueling technology.

Joshua Shavit

How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

The idea that "space is getting crowded" has been around for a few years now, but just how crowded is it?

Joshua Shavit

World's first re-progammable commercial satellite set to launch this week

The ESA will launch the world's first commercial fully re-programmable satellite, paving the way for a new era of communications.

Joseph Shavit

Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology

A consortium of modern slavery experts, have assisted the Greek government to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Greece