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satellites

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Landsat 9 satellite onboard launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.
Science & Technology
Landsat 9 will capture satellite images of a radically changing Earth, NASA scientist says
A blue ball in a black field surrounded by white, tiny dots.
Science & Technology
Got space junk? Wooden satellites may be the solution.
Ixtoc blowout
Environment
Forgotten satellite data is helping researchers reconstruct the effects of a 1979 oil spill
An artist's rendering of a habitable moon orbiting a gas giant planet.
Science
Life beyond Earth? The best bet may be on moons, not planets
Environment
For more accurate weather forecasts, follow the fish
Environment
Space junk orbiting Earth endangers satellites, spacecraft
Environment
Satellite program aims to deter atrocities in Sudan
Environment
Satellites and the environment