Learn more about the number of satellites circling Earth and the multiple ways they are changing the sky.

In October of 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite into orbit around Earth. Today, we're combining Earth observation with image processing in the search for mineral resources ...

Satellite data used by archaeologists to find traces of ancient ruins hidden under dense forest canopies can also be used to improve the speed and accuracy to measure how much carbon is retained and ...

Commercial and government satellites are turning one of the world’s most sensitive war plans into something that can be ...

At Davos 2026, satellite firm ICEYE and robotics startup Skild AI said rising defence budgets and labour shortages are ...

The first artificial satellite put into orbit was Sputnik I. It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, more than 10 years before the U.S. put a man on the moon. It was only about the size of a ...