China built mock-ups of US aircraft out in the Taklamakan Desert, satellite images show. Apparent blast marks and craters suggest China may be using the area for target practice. China has previously built mock-ups of US warships and carriers, likely for similar purposes. Satellite images show what appear to be mock-ups of fifth-generation US aircraft, […]
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Satellite imagery may provide a missing puzzle piece in Easter Island saga
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Hundreds of monumental stone heads dot the coastline of the remote Pacific island of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Settled by a small group of Polynesian seafarers about 900 years ago, it’s a fascinating place that has […]
Satellite images capture Russia’s Black Sea Fleet running from its base in Crimea as Ukraine hit it with missiles and exploding drones
Ukraine has used naval drones and missiles to wage war against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. A campaign of highly effective strikes has pushed Moscow to relocate many of its vulnerable assets. Satellite imagery captures the exodus of Russian naval assets from Crimea to other ports. Armed with exploding naval drones and long-range missiles, Ukraine has […]
Satellite images capture Russia’s Black Sea Fleet running from its base in Crimea as Ukraine hit it with missiles and exploding drones
Ukraine has used naval drones and missiles to wage war against Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. A campaign of highly effective strikes has pushed Moscow to relocate many of its vulnerable assets. Satellite imagery captures the exodus of Russian naval assets from Crimea to other ports. Armed with exploding naval drones and long-range missiles, Ukraine has […]
GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space
When it comes to tools, the more they are used, the less reliable they can get. And, sure enough, while the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO) instrument on NASA and the European Space Agency‘s SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft did an excellent job providing us images during the recent powerful geomagnetic solar […]
SpaceX to launch European TV satellite on Wednesday after wind delay
SpaceX will wait another day to launch a European TV satellite into orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to launch Luxembourg-based telecom company SES’ Astra 1P satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday (June 19) during a nearly three-hour window that opens at 5:25 p.m. EDT (2125 GMT). The liftoff […]
The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be complete in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite at the end of June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact it will mark the first time a NOAA satellite will be transported to […]
Satellite images show Russia’s putting ships in the path of Ukraine’s naval drones to protect Putin’s prize, but it’s likely not enough
Ukraine has vowed to destroy the strategic Kerch bridge linking Russia with occupied Crimea. Russia has attempted to protect the bridge with barges and floating boom defenses. But Ukraine has demonstrated that it can innovate and adapt to defensive measures in the Black Sea. Russia has placed multiple barges and other defenses around a major […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare last-second abort during Starlink satellite launch (video)
A SpaceX rocket suffered a last-second abort during the attempted launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday afternoon (June 14). The SpaceX booster, a workhorse Falcon 9 rocket that has flown 15 times before, aborted its liftoff while igniting its nine first-stage engines at 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT) atop the Space […]
Boeing’s Starliner astronaut taxi spotted at ISS (satellite photo)
An Earth-observing satellite has given us a unique view of Boeing’s new Starliner astronaut taxi in space. Starliner arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6, delivering NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the orbiting lab on a shakeout cruise known as Crew Flight Test (CFT). A day later, Maxar Technologies’ […]
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Apple unveils satellite messaging feature. Here’s how it works.
No cellular service? No problem. The latest of Apple’s (AAPL) new features enables satellite communication, part of a suite of technological innovations unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that sent the company’s shares to an all-time high on Tuesday. Yahoo Finance technology editor Dan Howley is joined by Kurt Knight, Apple’s senior director of […]