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Salsa's last dance: This European satellite will fall from space soon in a spicy reentry
On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up safely over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific — if all goes to plan.
Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029
Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale just signed a $90 million contract to take a bus-sized rocket stage out of orbit by the end of the decade.
StarFOX autonomous satellite tech could level up space exploration
Scientists hope to send an autonomous satellite swarm beyond our planet's orbit someday.
3 decades of satellite images show how cities keep getting higher
Cities around the world are now growing upward more than outward, an analysis of three decades of satellite data has found.
Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review
A U.S. nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until their environmental impact can be assessed.
SpaceX's new direct-to-cell Starlink satellites are way brighter than the originals
SpaceX Starlink satellites designed to connect directly to smartphones shine nearly five times brighter than traditional Starlinks, a recent study found.
Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as satellites watch from space (video)
NOAA satellites in orbit have recorded nearly real-time views of Hurricane Debby as it makes landfall in Florida on Aug. 5, 2024.
Space-junk scout captures amazing fly-around footage of discarded rocket in orbit (video)
Astroscale's ADRAS-J space debris inspecting mission completed a series of fly-around maneuvers of its target space junk, capturing stunning footage of a dead rocket stage in orbit.
