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This photo shows researchers testing China’s first space station module Tiangong-1 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province prior to its launch on September 29, 2011. (Photo: AP)

China’s defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry

China’s defunct and believed out-of-control space station is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime in the coming days.

29 Mar 2018 4:51 PM

China has used these satellites in the past to send seeds into space, developing new types of plants from seeds that have been exposed to zero gravity and cosmic radiation. (Representational image)

China to offer commercial recoverable satellites in next two years

The satellites allow scientists to send experiments into space on unmanned missions and recover the results.

19 Mar 2018 8:38 AM

Besides the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii, GOES-S also will keep watch over Mexico and Central America. (Representative Image)

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

GOES-S is the second satellite in a $11 billion effort that's revolutionising forecasting with fast, crisp images of natural calamities.

05 Mar 2018 8:56 AM

It's the second satellite in an $11 billion effort that's already revolutionizing forecasting with fast, crisp images of hurricanes, wildfires and other natural calamities.

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

The first spacecraft in the series has been monitoring the Atlantic and East Coast for the past year.

02 Mar 2018 9:04 AM

The Falcon’s first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket’s primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM

Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said satellite internet service shows great promise.

SpaceX gets US regulator to back satellite internet plan

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the approval of an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellites worldwide.

15 Feb 2018 8:35 AM

Of the 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. (Photo: AP)

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice sheets.

13 Feb 2018 9:23 AM

The IMAGE spacecraft undergoing launch preparations in early 2000. Credits: NASA

An amateur astronomer finds 12-year old satellite

The identity of the satellite re-discovered on January 20, 2018, has been confirmed as NASA’s IMAGE satellite.

01 Feb 2018 7:50 PM

The change in ozone levels above Antarctica from the beginning to the end of southern winter — early July to mid-September — was computed daily from MLS measurements every year from 2005 to 2016.

NASA sees first direct proof of Ozone hole recovery

Measurements show that the decline in chlorine has resulted in about 20 per cent less ozone depletion during the Antarctic winter.

09 Jan 2018 4:20 PM

In April last year, after delays and massive costs overruns, Russia launched its first rocket from Vostochny. (Photo: AP)

Russia says satellite launch failure due to programming error

Russian space agency Roscosmos said that it had lost contact with the newly-launched weather satellite.

01 Jan 2018 8:36 PM

a Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying the Meteor M satellite and additional 18 small satellites lifts off from the launch pad at the new Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia. (Photo: AP)

Russian space experts regain control of 1st Angola satellite

The Russian-built satellite successfully entered a designated orbit after launch from the Baikonur pad in Kazakhstan.

30 Dec 2017 9:43 AM

paceX has made four launches and expects to make several more to complete the job by mid-2018.

Rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California

The launch in the setting sun created a shining, billowing streak that was widely seen throughout Southern California.

25 Dec 2017 1:25 PM

Another image shows high levels of carbon monoxide, commonly produce by fires, in Asia, Africa and South America. (Photo: AP)

Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide

Nitrogen dioxide is mainly caused by vehicle emissions and in industrial processes.

02 Dec 2017 12:09 PM

The booster also carried 18 micro satellites built in Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. (Photo: AP)

Russian weather satellite fails to enter orbit after launch

A Russian weather satellite failed to establish communications with the Meteor M 2-1 satellite.

29 Nov 2017 6:34 PM

This is the fourth TechEdSat satellite carrying an updated version of the Exo-Brake that will demonstrate guided controlled re-entry of small spacecraft to safely return science experiments from space.

Wireless-in-Space: NASA testing device for returning small spacecraft to Earth

NASA seeking to develop building blocks for large-scale systems that might enable future small spacecraft missions.

25 Nov 2017 1:51 PM

Satellite observations during five Octobers show Earth's artificially lit outdoor area grew by two percent a year from 2012 to 2016. (Photo credit: AP)

Good night, night: Light pollution increasing around globe

Light pollution is threatening darkness almost everywhere and researchers say this is actually worse.

23 Nov 2017 2:20 PM

The NASA-funded CubeSat, called Microwave Radiometer Technology Acceleration (MiRaTA), will be launched into Earth’s orbit from the rocket carrying the next big US weather satellite (NOAA's JPSS-1) into space.

NASA to test Miniaturized Weather Satellite technology

Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform forecast models that helps prepare for approaching storms.

12 Nov 2017 3:59 PM

The satellite, named CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography Satellite), is due to be launched next year by China and will primarily be used to study wind and ocean wave patterns. (Representational image)

First joint France-China satellite to study oceans

Understanding the interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere will help tackle climate change.

21 Oct 2017 9:38 AM

Having four satellites that loop over Japan and Australia in a figure of eight orbit will allow for uninterrupted coverage and puts engineers on course to switch the system on in April.

Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS

Japanese GPS can locate devices to within several centimeters compared with the common US system, which has an accuracy of about 10m.

11 Oct 2017 11:35 AM

Vande Hei and station commander Randy Bresnik replaced the latching mechanism on one end of the 58-foot robot arm.

Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm's new hand

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei made fast work of greasing the big robot arm's new hand.

11 Oct 2017 9:26 AM

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China’s defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry

China to offer commercial recoverable satellites in next two years

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

SpaceX gets US regulator to back satellite internet plan

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

An amateur astronomer finds 12-year old satellite

NASA sees first direct proof of Ozone hole recovery

Russia says satellite launch failure due to programming error

Russian space experts regain control of 1st Angola satellite

Rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California

Satellite images show extent of air pollution worldwide

Russian weather satellite fails to enter orbit after launch

Wireless-in-Space: NASA testing device for returning small spacecraft to Earth

Good night, night: Light pollution increasing around globe

NASA to test Miniaturized Weather Satellite technology

First joint France-China satellite to study oceans

Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS

Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm's new hand

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