Tai Nichols

Space scientists at the University of Calgary have a principal role in the European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm mission, a triple-satellite mission created to better understand Earth’s magnetic field, including the weakening of our planet’s protective “shield” against cosmic radiation

Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corporation are in competition to build the replacement Space Shuttle to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).

ID Inquiries has been appointed by the Premier League, the English professional football league, to carry out investigations into the unauthorized and illegal use of foreign satellite systems and web streams in the United Kingdom.

A 200-year-old shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Texas, where archeologists have launched a high-tech salvage operation

SatCam hopes to take user-submitted data to improve weather research and forecasting, while giving users an added bonus.

Armed with only a team of student volunteers and a workspace in his mother’s backyard, 28-year-old Chris Nsamba has set out to build and launch Uganda’s first space observer.

Brazil and Argentina have joined an international effort to provide data and to help prevent an ocean color data gap, which occurred after the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) mission failed in 1986.

In-flight entertainment provider, Global Eagle Entertainment and China Telecom Satellite Communications recently signed a memorandum of understanding, in which Global Eagle will assist China Telecom in providing an in-flight connectivity (IFC) service for Chinese airlines and airline customers who fly into and over China

NASA and NOAA are using GPS to better forecast the ferocity of hurricane and tropical cyclone winds.

Telespazio has signed a contract with the French company STIME to deploy one of the largest Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite networks in Europe for Les Mousquetaires group.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket carrying the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS 2) satellite for the U.S. Navy lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Friday July 19.

Fashion TV (FTV), has selected SatLink Communications, a global teleport, content management and HD playout services provider, to playout, uplink and stream its HD channel onto AsiaSat 5.

Eumetsat announced that Calibration and Validation (cal/val) activities concluded after the final Product Validation Review Board (PVRB) meeting declared the IASI Level 2 (L2) products derived from Metop B operational.

Google recently held meetings with major media companies that own television networks, signaling the race to sell services via the Internet.

Students at Teikyo University in Japan are building a slime-mold–housing micro-satellite to orbit the Earth.

Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014.

MapBox, a company that allows anyone to design and publish custom maps, plans to launch MapBox Satellite Live.

Scientists have observed a rare solar tsunami on the sun’s surface, with the help of the Japanese satellite Hinode.

The House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee approved a bill that provides $4.9 billion for NOAA in the 2014 fiscal year that begins on 1 October

Startup company NanoSatisfi plans to launch its first cube satellite on August 4, allowing anyone to rent time and conduct their own experiments on it for as low as $250 per week.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) have built a new generation of robo-arms, designed to act as repair mechanics for orbiting satellite.

ATK will exhibit its titanium propellant tank capabilities at the 49th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Joint Propulsion Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Dish TV India has selected Broadcom Corporation’s highly integrated systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.

Spidersat, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Global, announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with BIA Overseas, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIA Group.

Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it reached the milestone of 2,000 satellite years on orbit this month.

As DirecTV attempts to acquire Hulu, an online video service provider, the satellite TV provider is also making a push to secure Over-the-Top (OTT) rights from cable channels and other programmers.

According to a new study conducted by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Australian National University, carbon dioxide has boosted green foliage in the world’s driest regions through a process called “CO2 fertilization.”

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully put its first navigation satellite – the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1A (IRNSS 1A) – in the geosynchronous orbit at 27 degrees to the equator

Universal Studios's “Despicable Me 2” recently became the first film to get wide satellite distribution in Latin America.

After 11 and a half years tracking sea levels, NASA’s satellite Jason 1 has ended its useful life, the agency announced