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 ...

A new generation of Earth-observation and space-science satellites is producing findings that are prompting fresh scrutiny of official records, revealing signals that investigators say may point to ...

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, ...

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 ...

Two CEOs. Two very different satellite businesses. Both claiming 2026 as their inflection year. What they’re saying reveals a ...

AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, triggering a cascade that could ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights: two recently ...

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 ...

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 ...