Low Earth orbit satellite network to become battleground for defense
Operating in low Earth orbit, typically below 1,250 miles, modern satellite constellations rely on hundreds or even thousands…
Space junk is cluttering Earth’s low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it’s getting worse
The galaxy stretches out as a hazy band across a dark south-eastern Australian night sky. All is still,…
They Wanted to See Earth, but They Captured Starlink Instead: Here’s the Image That Wasn’t Meant to Be Seen
They Wanted to See Earth, but They Captured Starlink Instead: Here’s the Image That Wasn’t Meant to Be…
NASA Puts 21-Year-Old Spacecraft on Pause to Keep It From Crashing Into Earth
NASA is racing to save an aging space telescope before it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. To do…
Elon Musk Is Convinced He Can Turn Low-Earth Orbit Into a Gigantic Data Center
Orbital data centers are the latest big tech craze, promising to provide near-limitless power and capacity to support…
Starlink satellite expansion | Interviews
SpaceX has carried out its latest launch of Starlink satellites, adding to a network that already numbers in…
Think You Could Survive 6 Months in Space? Your Brain Might Disagree
NASA’s Latest Discovery is a Game-Changer for Future Mars Missions For years, the “space brain” mystery has loomed…
The International Space Station is coming down and it will be crashed into the most isolated place on Earth |
The International Space Station is approaching its final years in orbit, and planning for its controlled return to…
Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites
As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns…
Starlink is quietly moving its satellites closer to Earth and there’s a reason |
Most people never think about where satellites sit once they reach space. They simply assume they stay put,…
Isro launches US comsat BlueBird Block-2; heaviest payload launched by LVM3 | India News
SRIHARIKOTA: India’s heavy-lift rocket LVM3 on Wednesday successfully placed the US communications satellite- BlueBird Block-2 – into low…
Chinese and Starlink satellites nearly collide in space
Two satellites, one Starlink and one Chinese, nearly collided this month as low Earth orbit fills up. The…