A “first light” image from Umbra’s sixth satellite shows downtown London. The satellite delivered the image less than 48 hours after its launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 14. Credit: ...

David Langan, Umbra co-founder and CEO, stands before the patent application for the firm's Articulated Folding Rib Reflector for Concentrating Radiation. Credit: Umbra Lab SAN FRANCISCO – The patent ...

Umbra has a patent for an antenna designed to stow compactly for launch and expand in orbit with a series of ribs attached to a central hub. The antenna is covered in a flexible reflective material.

Umbra co-founder Gabe Dominocielo’s last name is roughly translated from the Latin as “lord of the skies.” It’s a fitting title for the head of a satellite imagery company — but in a recent interview ...

The countdown for the year's first (and only) total lunar eclipse begins. The celestial event, which will see the moon change to rusty red hues, will occur in the U.S. on the night of March 13-14.