Planet Labs’ decision to restrict Middle East satellite imagery is raising questions within a multibillion-dollar industry about commercial independence and global accountability. Planet Labs PBC, a ...

Blue Origin launched the company's third New Glenn rocket on Sunday, re-flying and successfully recovering a previously used first stage. But the rocket's second stage put the payload, a ...

One of Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet satellites suffered an “anomaly” on Sunday while in orbit around Earth, the company said in a social media post. The incident appears to have created some debris, ...

An ambitious satellite builder will launch one of the highest-powered spacecraft ever built in the weeks ahead to demonstrate technology that will be required to build data centers in orbit. K2 Space, ...

Two leading spatial intelligence companies say they are restricting access to satellite images of the Middle East in response to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Planet Labs and Vantor, which are based ...

A defunct NASA satellite that launched 14 years ago to study Earth’s radiation belts is expected to crash back to the planet on Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...

A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is hurtling back toward Earth, but don't worry, it's expected to fall in open waters. Van Allen Probe A, a satellite used to survey Earth's permanent radiation belts, is ...

The probe was one of two launched in 2012 from Florida to study Earth's hazardous Van Allen radiation belts. NASA says that while some components may survive re-entry, the risk of harm to anyone on ...

Apple is believed to be on a gradual journey that began with Emergency SOS via Satellite on the iPhone 14 back in 2022 and will at some point progress to full 5G access via satellite, bypassing ground ...

The big picture: Apple's expansion into orbital communications reflects steady pragmatism rather than grand ambition. What began as a bid to replace carriers has evolved into a deliberate, incremental ...

The name Toshiba has a nostalgic ring to it, which is unsurprising for a brand that was once a heavyweight in the CRT and early LCD era. These days, however, it doesn't quite live up to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering Digital Storage Technology & Market. IEEE President in 2024 Hard disk drives, HDDs, store over 80% of the world’s data ...