Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...
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Establishing a National Space Environmental Agency Look, space is getting pretty crowded. We’ve got satellites zipping around ...
A spacecraft was recently hit by space junk, raising concerns about the increasing threat of debris in Earth's orbit. This ...
A new threat targeting Starlink satellites in orbit could have serious consequences for other satellites, too, affecting ...
Space junk is raising safety concerns for aircraft, with a 2025 study warning of a 26% chance debris could pass through busy ...
"Do we react for everything which has a chance to reach the ground? Or do we react only for the very large objects, as we did ...
Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink engineering, said on Thursday that all SpaceX satellites operating at around 550 kilometers (342 miles) will be reconfigured to ...
SpaceX plans to reposition roughly 4,400 of its Starlink satellites into a lower Earth orbit this year, a move the company says will improve space safety.
SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of about 4,400 Starlink satellites in 2026 to reduce orbital decay time, limit debris risks and improve safety in low Earth orbit.
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, but fewer than 10 meteors will be visible per hour due ...