satellites

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.

Lighting from a storm on Aug. 21 is visible within the eclipse's shadow over North America.

Today marks day 10 since the blaze was first detected by instruments aboard NASA satellites.

Satellites were built to last, but how might space agencies service them if they run low on fuel?

Lasers are helping scientists conduct highly precise measurements and observations on Earth, in orbit around our planet and in space.

Mysterious flashes of light shown in images of Earth from space come from ice crystals lodged high in the atmosphere, new research suggests.