The brightest of them all The BlueWalker 3 satellite is seen deployed on Earth with AST SpaceMobile staff around it in a clean room (Image credit: SpaceX) ...

NanoAvionics' MP42 satellite, which launched aboard the SpaceX Transporter-4 mission in 2022, seen above the U.S. west coast after a strike from a small object in orbit.

The satellite company NanoAvionics revealed that a chickpea-sized object hit its MP42 Satellite, and provided evidence. It's not clear if it was space debris or a micrometeoroid impact.

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Astronomers are worried about even bigger, brighter satellites that are on the way.

Giant Satellite Becomes One of the Brightest Objects in Night Sky, But Here's Why It Sparks Concerns Among Astronomers This giant satellite has garnered significant attention for becoming one of ...

Credit: BlackSky WASHINGTON — BlackSky, a supplier of satellite imagery and space-based intelligence, won a $2 million U.S. defense contract to provide data to train AI models.

A large satellite launching to space tomorrow could become brighter than any other object in the night sky except the moon, raising concerns about its impact on astronomy.

An unknown small object, traveling thousands of miles per hour, punctured a satellite in Earth's orbit. The satellite company NanoAvionics released images online showing the damage to its MP42 ...