Litter is not only a problem on Earth. According to NASA, there are currently millions of pieces of space junk in the range of altitudes from 200 to 2,000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, which ...

Space Imaging’s IKONOS satellite has taken a detailed color photograph of the largest human gathering in the history of the world, the Maha Kumbh Mela, a spiritual event held every 144 years in ...

You may have heard about how organizations use satellites and drones to capture useful images of the Earth -- high-resolution pictures that can help people understand how changes on the ground will ...

The North Star's surface is surprisingly spotty, new high-definition observations of Polaris reveal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A recent Earth-moon flyby slowed JUICE enough to divert it toward Venus, where it will receive an important gravitational slingshot in 2025. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When it comes to creating images of Earth from above, satellites, drones, planes, and spacecraft are what tend to come to mind. But a startup called Near Space Labs has a very different approach to ...