"It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Monday (Oct. 2), ...

The AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 satellite, with its large 64.3 square meter antenna, exhibits exceptionally high brightness (magnitude 0.4), rivaling prominent stars and exceeding the International ...

A new satellite has become one of the brightest objects in the night sky, sparking concerns among scientists for the future of astronomy. The bright paths of BlueWalker 3 and other new satellites may ...

One of the brightest objects in the night sky isn’t a star or a planet — it’s a communications satellite. The BlueWalker 3 satellite, launched in September 2022, is now the eighth-brightest object in ...

In the next few months, from its perch atop a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin surveying the cosmos with the largest camera ever built. Every three nights, it will produce a ...

An L3Harris-developed imager on the GOES-U weather satellite will soon launch from Cape Canaveral and settle into orbit 22,236 miles above Earth, serving as "Florida's new sentinel in the sky" ...

Astronomers warn that BlueWalker 3, a test spacecraft with a large array of antennas, could be the first of many larger satellites in low-Earth orbit that interfere with astronomical observations. By ...

Apple is working on enhancing the iPhone's satellite connectivity, which is crucial for helping users access emergency ...

Amazon is set to launch two satellite prototypes for its Project Kuiper network, which will eventually number more than 3,200 orbiters. Project Kuiper could become a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink ...

On some nights, one of the brightest objects in the sky is neither a planet nor a star. It is a telecommunications satellite called BlueWalker 3, and at times it outshines 99% of the stars visible ...

A Starlink satellite broke up over the West Coast on Thursday, with debris visible in the evening sky above Reno. The satellite, which was launched from Cape Canaveral in February 2020, re-entered the ...