Veronica Magan

Using data from NASA’s Kepler satellite, astronomers have identified possible evidence for 461 new planets outside our solar system.

The Norwegian Space Center has started accepting bids to build the platform for NORSAT-1, the new Norwegian satellite.

Turkey’s first high-resolution optical observation satellite, Gokturk-2, has transmitted its first images.

China is expected to be conducting its third anti-satellite test in the upcoming weeks.

President Obama has signed the law that now makes communications satellites legal for civilian export.

Iraq has requested the supply of VSAT operations and maintenance services, equipment installation services, upgraded VSAT managed and leased bandwidth, and video teleconferencing equipment from the United States.

A group of former Nokia engineers has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund their new GPS smartwatch.

The state of Florida has been conducting new studies evaluating the feasibility of its proposed commercial launch complex at the north end of Kennedy Space Center.

Locata uses ground-based equipment to emit strong radio signals over a specific area, making it stronger on arrival than GPS outdoors as well as indoors.

The FCC has decided to relax restrictions on in-flight Wi-Fi internet access for commercial airlines.

A look at a failed project that attempted to buy the TerreStar-1 satellite.

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Countdown of Via Satellite's most popular stories read online this year.

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have announced they reached a deal for the next two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites

An analysis of new satellite images indicates that North Korea could be preparing to conduct the expected third nuclear test after its successful long-range missile launch that placed an apparently dead spacecraft into orbit.

Manufacturers and distributors of Thai satellite TV systems are demanding reductions to the license fees collected by the NBTC of Thailand.

The longest-running Earth observation satellite, Landsat 5, is starting the retirement process.

The 10 moments of the year that made this generation “share an enthusiasm and wonder a previous generation experienced with the first moon landing.”

A new technology being developed by Microsoft Research could lower the high GPS power requirements using a cloud-based system.

Boeing is working on eliminating weak spots in in-flight wireless signals by using potatoes as stand-ins for passengers.

Reports indicate that an agreement on the deal between Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force for new military communications satellites is unlikely to be reached before the end of the year.

Scotland’s first satellite will be launched from a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket next March.

Employees, retirees and their families participated in Christmas charity event.

Arianespace successfully launched the five-tonne Skynet-5D satellite from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.

According to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert, the satellite was delivered into its correct orbit by a Long March 2D rocket.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling for submissions to replace its 200-276 Mbps wireless technology, Common Data Link, currently used for military communications.

The next NASA communications satellite TDRS-K has arrived to Cape Canaveral to get ready for its launch scheduled for Jan. 29.

NASA announced it has successfully crashed its two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) twin satellites into the moon.

The third failure of the Breeze-M upper stage of Russia’s Proton rocket in 16 months has pushed its manufacturers to conduct a thorough assessment of Breeze-M.