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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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Inside the world's largest plane, which has a wingspan longer than a football field and will debut in 2019
It's called the Stratolaunch, and it's designed to launch rockets into space in what is known as lo…
Mark Matousek
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Elon Musk says there is room for 'tens of billions' of satellites, after facing criticism from Europe that SpaceX is blocking out rivals in orbit
Elon Musk said SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites do not hinder the efforts of other satellite c…
Kate Duffy
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NASA hails a 'significant milestone' for building a 'low-Earth orbit economy' as it approves the crew for Axiom Space's first private mission to the ISS
NASA and its international partners approved the astronaut crew for Axiom Space's first private mis…
Zahra Tayeb
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Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted - and small satellites are paying the price
Three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's …
PTI
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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites
A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …
Polly Thompson
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Rise in the number of satellites are threatening orbital space around Earth, say scientists
The rapid growth of the anthropogenic space object population, including satellite mega-constellati…
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Mission Shakti and anti-satellite weapons: India’s space developments you need to know about
An External Ministry Statement said, "The capability achieved through the A-SAT test provides …
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A communications satellite the size of an apartment is so bright it can outshine stars, and astronomers are worried it could interfere with their research
AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 can shine as bright as the 16th brightest star in the night sky. Hun…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Countdown begins for ISRO's historic rocket launch
The 43.5 metre tall and weighing 644 ton LVM3 M2 rocket is scheduled to blast off from the first…
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A company developing Russia's answer to Musk's Starlink says it completed its first tests
Russian company Bureau 1440 said it had completed initial tests of its own laser inter-satellite li…
Thibault Spirlet
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Astronomers photographed a possible 'mini-moon' orbiting Earth - though it might just be space debris
Astronomers were able to create the composite photograph of the mini-moon above - which shows it as…
Holly Secon
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LIVE: NASA Announces Boeing, SpaceX As Winners Of Commercial Crew Shuttling Contracts
These awards are the culmination of a race that began in 2010, when NASA began awarding funding to …
Ajai Raj
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Here's why researchers are worried about Elon Musk wanting to launch another 30,000 satellites
Currently, there only 2,100 active satellites in orbit over the planet. Even if inactive satel…
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Elon Musk's SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm wiped out 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched into orbit last week
SpaceX said 80% of the satellites it launched Thursday are expected to burn up in the Earth's atmos…