Satellite streaks could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth's weather.

Despite the alarming regularity with which artificial satellites intrude on photos snapped by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the science done with data from the telescope has not suffered, a new study ...

Satellite trails have always been a big problem for astroimagers. The reason is that any “outlier suppression” (a general term that means eliminating stuff that doesn’t belong in the picture) strong ...

With ever-increasing numbers of satellites in the sky, astronomers have repeatedly expressed worry over how these satellites could impact scientific research. Earlier this year, a study of Hubble ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

SpaceX became astronomers' greatest enemy when it started launching Starlink internet satellites. But SpaceX worked with scientists to try reducing the satellites' brightness in telescope images. Some ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. According to the Associated Press, a NASA ...

After several delays, the NASA Artemis 1 rocket finally lifted off Wednesday. An orbiting weather satellite captured the water trail of the Space Launch System (SLS) as it moved past Earth's ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - A NASA satellite lifted off early Saturday with the hope it will transmit data that will help the world do a better job of preparing for floods and droughts.