‘He who created the heavens will be very angry’: Religious zealots hate Elon Musk’s Starlink for blocking God’s view of Earth
‘Why are you allowing a weapons-grade technology to be installed over American citizens?’
On Nov 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
Startup reportedly launches satellites into orbit—without FCC permission
It may be the first case of an unauthorized satellite launch.
On Mar 12, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Can satellites help save the world’s rainforests?
Rainforests are our global lungs, yet we’ve continued to destroy them. Better satellites can help us understand how and why—and hopefully stop the damage.
On Apr 17, 2016 by Nithin Coca
Japanese space agency tries to salvage Hitomi satellite after it briefly blinks to life
They were able to momentarily establish contact.
On Mar 30, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
The Internet in space is slow—but maybe not for long
Current Internet speeds in outer space are about a decade behind the times.
On Sep 27, 2015 by Dylan Love
How hacked satellites could be the next great hardware vulnerability
Hackers are setting their sights high.
On Sep 14, 2015 by Curt Hopkins
Samsung’s proposed Internet satellites could bring access to 5 billion people
It would be like mobile Internet from the heavens.
On Aug 14, 2015 by AJ Dellinger
Google’s Project Loon will start powering Internet access in Sri Lanka
After months of testing, Project Loon is ready to take flight for real.
On Jul 30, 2015 by Selena Larson
Facebook abandons its creepy secret plan to build Internet satellites
The project would have cost up to $1 billion
On Jun 9, 2015 by AJ Dellinger
Relive Arthur C. Clarke’s bold and accurate predictions of the future from 1976
Much of what he believed would happen actually came to pass.
On Feb 6, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski
Why we still don’t have the technology to find missing airplanes
It’s 5 am: Do you know where your plane is?
On Dec 29, 2014 by S.E. Smith
You can put your selfie on Mars for less than a buck
That’s one small step for snapshots, one giant leap for selfies.
On Apr 23, 2014 by Miles Klee
Will the ‘Outernet’ bring the entire world Wi-Fi—from space?
The project’s founders hope to subvert state censorship and greatly expand Web access.
On Feb 3, 2014 by Miles Klee
NASA sent phones into space, and now they’ve called home
NASA is testing two-way communications technology on on ot its experimental satellites.
On Dec 8, 2013 by [email protected]
View a stirring memorial for UTA Flight 772—from space
In the middle of the Sahara, an eye-popping ode to lives lost.
On Nov 5, 2013 by Miles Klee
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