The BlueBird 6 from Texas-based AST SpaceMobile comes in at a full 2,400 square feet, or about the size of a three-bedroom apartment.

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting the Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble ...

“Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways,” Nicolls ...

Earth's orbiting satellites are commonly regarded as if they were suspended in mid-air. It is a fact that they actually ...

Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday that all SpaceX satellites operating at around 550 kilometers (342 miles) will be reconfigured to ...

Compare top satellite internet providers by speed, coverage, pricing, and reliability. Starlink leads, while Viasat and ...

European satellite operator Eutelsat said on Friday it had signed a deal with French space startup MaiaSpace for the future ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The number of spacecraft orbiting Earth is rising fast thanks to the emergence of private ...

While the raw speed isn't too impressive, it was achieved using a laser with less power than an energy-saving lightbulb.