- Twitter partners with satellite providers to ensure continued flow of tweets Twitter has partnered with two of the world's largest satellite communications providers, Iridium and Thuraya, allowing subscribers of both services access to Twitter SMS.
- Blue Marble 2012: The "most amazing" image of the Earth yet NASA has released another stunning Blue Marble image of the Earth, describing it as the "most amazing highest resolution" image yet.
- German satellite ROSAT will fall to earth this weekend Here we go again. An out of service German satellite is hurtling towards Earth and may re-enter its atmosphere this weekend, according to the German Aerospace Centre. Last month small pieces of NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) crash-landed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
- NASA satellite could fall above Ireland this week NASA's defunct Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime between today and this Saturday, although scientists are unable to accurately predict where it will eventually land.
- New HYLAS 1 satellite to bring broadband to rural Ireland A new satellite, known as HYLAS 1, is due to launch later this evening and promises to bring broadband to many rural locations in Ireland for the first time. HYLAS 1 is the first dedicated satellite to deliver high speed, two-way data services across Europe.