New ‘CRASH Clock’ Warns of 2.8-Day Window Before Likely Orbital Collision
Last week, a Chinese spacecraft passed within just 655 feet (200 meters) of a Starlink satellite, narrowly avoiding…
Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite
Low-Earth orbit is getting a little crowded. As operators around the world launch more satellites and spacecraft each…
SpaceX quietly removes its $40 Starlink plan in the US
A Starlink standard dish on a lawn. (Image source: Rose/X) SpaceX has dropped its ‘Residential 100Mbps’ plan from…
China launches satellite ‘super factory’ in bid to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink
China is about to switch on a satellite “super factory” able to produce 1,000 units annually – a…
SpaceX reaches incredible milestone with Starlink program
Tesla is ramping up hiring for positions related to the Roadster program, the company’s ultra-fast supercar that has…
Musk Says Starlink, Not NASA, Is SpaceX’s Cash Cow
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has set ambitious goals for next year, aiming to roll out the next generation of…
What’s that in the sky? WTOP has the answers
We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain —…
Satellite Swarms Are Ruining Space Telescope Images, NASA Says
Example of contaminated ARRAKIHS Space Telescope exposure simulation. A new NASA-led study warns that the rapid increase of…
Elon Musk signals Starlink expansion to India, tells Nikhil Kamath, ‘we’d love to be operating’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company is making strides with its Starlink program, which provides low-cost, reliable…
