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NASA’s lasercom system aims to beam a HD video feed from Mars
As cameras technology has allowed us to increase the resolution of the images we capture and video we watch, so has the bandwidth required to transfer that imagery. In space, the amount of […]
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Tiny 27cm cube satellite set to monitor Arctic ice
Our atmosphere is slowly filling up with satellites as more communication around the globe and data gathering about the Earth is required. There’s also that issue no one wants to think about of […]
View ArticleNetflix scores net neutrality win in Canada
After waiting patiently for what seemed like an eternity, Netflix finally arrived in Canada back in September of 2010. Like many Canucks, I leapt at the opportunity to sign up for the streaming-only […]
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Review: Toshiba Satellite P755-S5270 laptop
Right now there are three general types of laptops. You’ve got your ridiculously thin, not terribly powerful ones. There’s the desktop replacement laptop, where the power brick alone weighs more than...
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Phobos-Grunt launching today in a bid to collect Mars moondust
Russia is hoping to launch its Phobos-Grunt spacecraft today in a bid to collect Moondust from the surface of Mars‘ larger moon named Phobos. The mission is Russia’s first trip to Mars since […]
View ArticleSpace-based solar power collectors possible in twenty years
With the planet facing a global energy crisis, researchers and scientists have been working to create renewable energy sources to satisfy the power consumption demand. Clearly thinking outside the box,...
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Chinese hackers took control of NASA satellite for 11 minutes
Landsat-7 and Terra EOS satellites Hacking is becoming a growing problem on Earth. It may seem strange to mention Earth, as there’s not much to hack outside of our planet’s atmosphere unless you […]
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Hackers plan to circumvent SOPA by launching their own satellite
The term “hacker” carries with it several connotations, with meanings that are both positive and negative. Among the positive descriptors, the word “resourceful” comes to mind. So, when faced with the...
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Amazing map offers an inventory of all the trees in the US
The map pictured above shows the incredible amount of work put in over a six-year period by Josef Kellndorfer and Wayne Walker of the Woods Hole Research Center to create a visualization of […]
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Proposed satellite would collect and beam solar power to Earth
The idea of a solar power collection satellite has been percolating for years. The technology has always been just far enough out of reach that no one had the gumption to stand up […]
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ArduSat is an Arduino-based satellite seeking Kickstarter support
Admit it — you kind of wish you had your own satellite, but lack the cash. With the magic of the internet, what once was prohibitively expensive is as close as the nearest […]
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NASA builds $3,500 PhoneSat satellite using a smartphone
Historically, sending anything into space has been a very expensive endeavor regardless of whether its a new satellite or a manned spacecraft. However, NASA has been working to cut the cost of building...
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Seen from space: Auroras creeping toward America
You might think of the sun as a static glowing yellow-white disk sliding lazily across the sky. In reality the sun a constantly changing nuclear furnace out in space that throws off radiation […]
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NASA earns world record for keeping Landsat 5 in orbit 28 years
The Landsat 5 satellite was launched by NASA on March 1, 1984 to act as a backup to the previous and identical satellite Landsat 4. In both cases the satellites existed to capture […]
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Space dust found to disable satellites with mini EMP bursts
When a satellite is launched into orbit it has an expected life span. In some cases a satellite can continue to function well beyond what was predicted, such as in the case of […]
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Fermi space telescope fires thrusters to avoid explosive collision
Two satellites colliding in Earth’s orbit would potentially be disastrous. Not only because of the loss of the crafts, but also because of the lethal debris it would create that could damage or […]
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NASA uses a fleet of satellites to record huge sun eruption
The sun is fascinating to observe due to all the activity present on its surface, and a 4 minute video that let us watch it spin for 3 years is proof of that. […]
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The most important geek stories of 2013
2012 was one of the biggest scientific years in memory -- could 2013 measure up? We run through the year's top stories to find out.
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Track a Russian satellite in real-time as it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere...
Today, a Russian military satellite will perform an uncontrolled descent into Earth’s atmosphere and you can keep track of its progress in real-time right now. Soviet naval reconnaissance satellite...
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Photographing manholes from space: WorldView-3 satellite launches tomorrow
The images captured from satellites and used in services including Google Maps and Bing Maps have until now been limited to 50cm resolution. That means anything smaller than 50cm wasn’t clearly...
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