Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

Quantum network is step towards ultrasecure internet The satellite, called Jinan-1, is ten times lighter, 45 times cheaper and much more efficient than its predecessor, Micius, which launched in ...

The Israeli army has ordered the evacuation of large swathes of Gaza after a series of deadly overnight strikes, including areas that satellite images show are densely populated. The evacuation ...

A Google-backed mission to detect wildfires from space launched a prototype satellite last week, which is now communicating with its developers on Earth. “The devastating wildfires in Los ...

The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically ... each fitted with cameras designed to capture images suitable for machine learning algortihms to identify wildfires These algorithms ...

My research offers a new methodology for estimating these settlement populations by combining satellite imagery analysis with ground-level interviews. Focusing on “8-Mile,” a well-established 2.5 ...

Two satellite photos taken 33 years apart show the disappearance of a glacier in Iceland that was the first ice mass to be declared dead as a result of human-caused climate change. Okjökull was a ...

"Raw plastic pellets come in, raw aluminum comes in, and we make those into the Starlink kits, and then ship them right out to customers homes." Each week, SpaceX launches satellites to build out ...

They are practicing tactics, techniques and procedures to do on-orbit space operations from one satellite to another.” A service spokesperson later elaborated on Guetlein’s comments ...

New technology could help fight wildfires on the ground, from space. NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports on the new satellites that will work to detect wildfires early on. March 17, 2025 ...

While wildfire expert Natasha Stavros pointed out that there is no "silver bullet" to wildfire tracking, diverse satellite data is a crucial tool. Some examples include low Earth orbit satellites, ...