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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are ‘leaking’ radiation into protected wavelength bands and this can indirectly impact WiFi and GPS!
In an age of rapid satellite deployment, the sky above is not just getting more crowded but also be…
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Do we really need so many satellites?
Space, despite its vastness, is becoming a bit cramped — at least in the low-orbit band where these…
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The Orion constellation star Betelgeuse might actually be two separate stellar bodies, a shocking new study has suggested
Researchers are suggesting that Betelgeuse's strange dimming pattern might be caused by a secret co…
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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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Ukraine says Elon Musk's Starlink has been 'very effective' in countering Russia, and China is paying close attention
Starlink has allowed Ukrainians to keep their communications channels open, and Chinese researchers…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Astra CEO says space will be the next big platform as more satellites take orbit, but we need some regulations to avoid chaos
Astra CEO Chris Kemp said the space industry is on the verge of becoming as ubiquitous as the inter…
Grace Kay,Cadie Thompson
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Satellite internet services like Elon Musk's Starlink won't make giant undersea cables extinct, experts say
Satellite internet constellations are a "game-changer" for rural communities but undersea cables wo…
Kate Duffy
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SpaceX responds to NASA's concerns over Starlink collisions in outer space: 'The reliability of the satellite network is currently higher than 99%'
SpaceX plans to create a megaconstellation of over 42,000 Starlink satellites and released 46 more …
Grace Kay
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Astronomers are getting concerned about the growing number of Starlink and other satellites
“The IAU embraces the principle of a dark and radio-quiet sky, not only as essential to advanc…
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Coca-Cola will launch a Fresca canned cocktail with the company behind Corona. It's part of a broader shift in the alcohol industry as hard seltzer's popularity fades.
Coca-Cola is one of several beverage-producers coming up with new ways to marry alcohol with popula…
Avery Hartmans
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Elon Musk announced that Starlink's satellite-internet service will come out of its beta-testing phase next month
SpaceX's first Starlink internet satellite was initially launched in 2019. Since, the company has g…
Grace Kay
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Policy ignition: India's satellite navigation sector set for higher growth trajectory
It seeks to "Achieve self-reliance in satellite based navigation and augmentation services w…
PTI
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Amid worries about China's growing navy, the US Navy is only asking for 4 new combat ships next year
The latest budget request asks for just eight ships, only four of which are warships, as China cont…
Ryan Pickrell
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A stunning image of the Milky Way took 12 years to photograph. It shows the ghost of a supernova.
The photographer J-P Metsavainio spent 1,250 hours collecting images for his Milky Way mosaic, whic…
Aria Bendix
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It took over a decade and 1,000 hours of photography to create this picture of the Milky Way
Finnish astrophotographer, JP Metsavainio, took on the daunting task of creating a mosaic of the Mi…
Prabhjote Gill
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Indian space startup Pixxel won’t be launching its satellite on February 28
“It did not make sense to rush a satellite to launch in which we do not have complete confiden…
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SpaceX has darkened its Starlink internet satellites with visors to avoid disrupting the night sky - but they can still ruin astronomers' data
There was a chance the Starlink satellite fleet would litter the night sky with hundreds of moving …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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MONEY FOR MARS: Inside SpaceX's quest to make Starlink the world's top off-planet internet business
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is banking on thousands of low-flying, internet-beaming Starlink satellite…
Dave Mosher
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Viasat says Elon Musk criticized an executive 'not involved' in the company's FCC petition against Starlink
Rival satellite company Viasat drew Musk's ire by asking the Federal Communications Commission to p…
Dave Mosher
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About 1 in 40 of SpaceX's Starlink satellites may have failed. That's not too bad, but across a 42,000-spacecraft constellation it could spark a crisis.
At this rate, SpaceX may leave more than 1,000 dead satellites in orbit, where they can crash into …