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Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says
By Jackson Ryan published
"Overall, the report is full of bad news that is good news."
Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Have you ever seen a string of lights in the sky? A Starlink satellite train can be a strange sight for those not expecting it. Here's how to see it.
SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. What does that mean for space safety?
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellites in SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation made nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the last six months, about double the number made in the previous half-year.
May solar superstorm caused largest 'mass migration' of satellites in history
By Tereza Pultarova published
In May 2024, the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth in two decades caused chaos in space as it forced thousands of satellites to fight against thickening atmospheric gases to remain in orbit.
US military project aims to prevent hackers targeting satellites and recognizes rising threat of cyberattacks in space
By Sharon Lemac-Vincere published
The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.
Private space-junk probe gets up-close look at discarded rocket in orbit (photo)
By Brett Tingley published
Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.
NOAA's upcoming GeoXO satellites could be 'weather-monitoring platform of the future'
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.
Watch GOES-U weather satellite float above a brightly shining Earth in stunning video from space
By Brett Tingley published
Watch as SpaceX's Falcon Heavy second stage deploys the powerful new GOES-U satellite into space as Earth glows in the background.
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