satellites

Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Government weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii.

The Zephyr drone could be used for military reconnaissance and wildfire monitoring, among other activities.

A Russian satellite that launched to Earth orbit last October has been behaving oddly, raising the possibility that the craft could be some sort of space weapon, a U.S. diplomat warned.

Now, that's cold.

Satellites circling Earth have mapped an elusive, invisible force in unprecedented detail: the magnetic field created by the currents in the planet's salty oceans, according to new research.

A new milestone for the world's biggest plane rolls it closer to leaving the ground.

The monster jet, bankrolled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is designed to bring satellites into orbit.

Data gathered by satellites circling Earth since 1997 come together in a breathtaking time lapse of our dynamic planet.

An animation of satellite images shows plumes of dense, gray smoke rising from wildfires burning in multiple locations in California.