Are internet satellites a threat to astronomy?

The number of proposed giant constellations of satellites, mostly in low Earth orbit and mostly devoted to providing broadband internet service anyplace on Earth, just keeps growing, with no international regulations yet in place to limit these new megaconstellations. Within a few years, the number of such satellites in orbit […]

NASA Selects Universities to Support Small Spacecraft Technologies

Eight U.S. university teams are partnering with NASA to advance technologies for small spacecraft, increasing their capability to support the agency’s science and exploration missions within the Earth, cislunar, and deep space domains.  The University SmallSat Technology Partnerships (USTP) initiative within NASA’s Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) program selected the eight teams from […]