Starlink is growing fast, and SpaceX has filed paperwork for as many as 42,000 satellites. Others such as OneWeb, Amazon, ...
US sanctions on Russia’s space industry triggered a rapid restructuring, focused on domestic production, Chinese cooperation, and new partners across the Global South.
Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...
Planned megaconstellations would contaminate the view of the cosmos of four orbiting telescopes Many of the images taken by ...
Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the ...
More than half a million satellites are planned to launch by the end of the 2030s, and simulations suggest they will have a severe impact on space-based astronomy ...
Proliferating satellites are beginning to harm the science work of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories ...
A boom in satellites is brightening the night sky and hindering astronomers’ ability to study distant galaxies, sharpening concerns over who controls access to space. Planned spacecraft launches are ...
Critics argue the satellites, billed as a way to harness solar energy at night, could hamper sky observations and may pose a ...
Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...
Scientists can usually spot coronal mass ejections before they affect Earth—but this one snuck past coronagraphs and satellites.
Google’s Project Suncatcher would need sophisticated collision avoidance capabilities to navigate a junk-filled landscape.