From a few hundred kilometers up, the planet looks calm, a blue marble wrapped in white cloud. The reality that satellites are recording in brutal detail is anything but calm. High above us, a growing ...

We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can. Night time sky gazers can see meteors — bright and dim, ...

Modern satellites can observe Earth in extraordinary detail, capturing changes across oceans, forests, and cities. Some of ...

Tiny earth observation satellites are reshaping how the world monitors the planet in 2026. No longer limited to a handful of massive, government‑owned platforms, Earth is now being watched by growing ...

Unlock the world of satellite constellations with this comprehensive e-book from Ansys, part of Synopsys. Learn about satellites’ advantages and challenges, as well as how cutting-edge technologies ...

His data indicates that a satellite takes about 10 minutes to pass over a user from horizon to horizon. To get an idea of what's above you, his site includes a “Home POV” feature that uses your ...

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal ...

Satellites are giving scientists a powerful new way to watch over the world’s bridges. Using radar imaging, researchers can detect millimeter-scale movements that may signal early structural problems ...

Commercial satellites in orbit, which are largely owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, are blocking images of the cosmos taken from both the ground and in space. A study released by Nature earlier this month ...