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 ...

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

Swarms of pico-satellites could work together as a single large antenna for direct-to-smartphone communications, as reported ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gregory Radisic is affiliated with the International Institute of Space Law, and the Institute on Space Law and Ethics at For All Moonkind Inc. Samantha Lawler receives funding from the Natural ...