Learn about different types of satellites—Communication, Earth Observation, Navigation, and Astronomical—and how each plays a crucial role in technology, observation, and exploration.

From the Politecnico di Milano’s international research, an innovative tool to combat ecomafia activity and protect the ...

In October of 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite into orbit around Earth. Today, we're combining ...

Austin-based artificial intelligence startup Hypergiant Industries is working with the U.S. Air Force to develop a next-generation satellite. The satellite prototype will be the first node of the ...

In a new article, published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, researchers demonstrate an AI that can be taught to recognize cloud types by looking at millions of satellite images ...

Two European satellites created an "artificial total solar eclipse" in space, the European Space Agency announced June 16, delivering data that will improve scientists' understanding of the sun ...

There’s no such thing as a typical artificial satellite, so there is no single altitude. Satellites have different purposes — communications, Earth observation, astronomy, and navigation, for ...

The University of Minnesota is now using artificial intelligence and satellites to help farmers detect aphid infestations. "They are tiny, little insects, soft-bodied, and they are sap-suckers ...