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Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.

SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe 'Lunar Trailblazer' on Feb. 26
By Leonard David published
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.

Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites
By Mike Wall published
The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.

SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission
By Andrew Jones published
The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.

Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
By Tereza Pultarova published
An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.

World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the future.

How a leap year mistake knocked out a OneWeb satellite for 2 days
By Julian Dossett published
February 29, 2024 caused quite a stir for a giant satellite provider.

Satellites watch as LA wildfires burn out of control in California (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A deadly wildfire continues to burn in parts of Los Angeles in Southern California, NOAAs satellites continue to monitor the location of the fire and smoke across the region.
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