The Salsa Cluster satellite's reentry on Sept. 8, 2024. The spacecraft is visible as a tiny whitish dot against the bright noon sky. (Image credit: ESA/ROSIE/University of Southern Queensland) ...

Japan has long been at the forefront of space exploration, from becoming the fourth nation to launch a satellite in 1970 to executing groundbreaking missions like the Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return.

AMSTERDAM — The Japanese military has selected companies Space One and Space BD to launch a small satellite. The companies announced May 28 that they won a contract from the Japan Ministry of ...

After more than ten years of development, the European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a satellite that will map the carbon content of the world’s rainforests.

The Vega-C rocket containing the satellite successfully launched into space at 6:16 a.m. Tuesday local time from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the ESA said.

The world's oldest trees 04:51. Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions ...

Northrop Grumman will demonstrate satellite refueling in a forthcoming Space Force mission called Elixir. (Northrop Grumman) The Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a ...