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What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?
[ad_1] The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies and launch capabilities have rapidly…
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Russian spacecraft intercept key European satellites – Tech Digest
[ad_1] Share Russia has launched a high-stakes campaign to intercept and shadow critical European satellites. Security officials have confirmed that Russian spacecraft are targeting…
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SpaceX can deploy 7,500 more Starlink Gen2 satellites with FCC approval
[ad_1] The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s request to deploy an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, allowing the company to launch 15,000 in…
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A NASA Space Telescope Is Falling Out of the Sky. Can This Startup Save it?
[ad_1] An Earth-orbiting NASA telescope is slowly falling out of the sky, with a 90% chance of uncontrolled reentry by the end of 2026.…
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California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
[ad_1] A California startup’s plan to launch thousands of mirrors into orbit has caused quite a stir among astronomers and wildlife experts. The company,…
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WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers
[ad_1] Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I mean, I was talking to someone before these recent layoffs who’d worked at the CDC previously and had been…
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Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field
[ad_1] The weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, a region over the South Atlantic where the field’s strength is significantly reduced compared to its…
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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
[ad_1] That suggests anyone could set up similar hardware somewhere else in the world and likely obtain their own collection of sensitive information. After…
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Gizmodo Science Fair: A Spacecraft That Hunts Down Space Junk
[ad_1] Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk, with the goal of capturing…
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Elon Musk Is Out to Rule Space. Can Anyone Stop Him?
[ad_1] When the suit didn’t produce instant results, Musk went jingoistic. A few months earlier, in February 2014, Russia had invaded Ukraine, illegally annexing…
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Everyone Thinks Elon Musk is Going to Build a SpaceX Mobile Network
[ad_1] SpaceX’s has been partnering with mobile carriers like T-Mobile to offer its satellite internet service Starlink to extend the reach of cell networks.…
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GHGSat Unveils Carbon Dioxide Plume Images From Vanguard, the World’s First Commercial Satellite That Pinpoints CO2 to Individual Facilities
[ad_1] The carbon dioxide plume, the first shared by GHGSat, was detected from a power-generating station, with an estimated rate of 12Mt of CO2…
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GHGSat Announces Rapid Expansion, Near-Doubling Its Fleet of Methane Emissions-Monitoring Satellites by 2026
[ad_1] This sharp growth will allow GHGSat’s pioneering constellation—already the world’s largest collection of satellites dedicated to monitoring greenhouse gases—to revisit industrial sites to detect…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission finally launches after failed attempts
[ad_1] SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on Thursday, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The SpaceX Starlink 6-77 mission,…
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The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink
[ad_1] “Having the ability to reach out to friends or family allows our sailors the opportunity to decompress for a few minutes, and that…
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This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space
[ad_1] Satellites go through a lot. As they hurtle around our planet at up to 17,000 miles an hour they must cope with the…
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Tysons-based Intelsat to be acquired for $3.1 billion – WTOP News
[ad_1] Tysons, Virginia-based satellite operator Intelsat has agreed to be acquired by Luxembourg-based satellite company SES SA for $3.1 billon. Tysons, Virginia-based satellite operator…
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Space Force Is Planning a Military Exercise in Orbit
[ad_1] The Victus Haze mission is more complicated than Victus Nox, involving two prime contractors, two spacecraft, and two rocket launches from different spaceports,…
Technology
SpaceX will deorbit 100 Starlink satellites with unidentified flaw | TechCrunch
[ad_1] SpaceX announced today that it will be sending some 100 Starlink satellites to an early retirement after a flaw was identified that could…
Business
A top Chinese carmaker is launching satellites into low-Earth orbit for real-time communication anywhere—giving Elon Musk’s SpaceX some company
[ad_1] A Chinese rocket launched a group of communications satellites produced by one of the country’s largest carmakers, boosting the nation’s efforts to catch…