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A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes
By Tereza Pultarova published
"Without satellite-enabled communication and precise location identification, this rescue could have stretched from hours into days."

These 2 European telescopes use lasers to track potentially dangerous space junk (video)
By Keith Cooper published
The laser system provides real-time positional data on the huge cloud of space debris above our heads in low Earth orbit.

SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
One of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites has been captured overflying a top-secret airbase in China that was photographed by a private American Earth-observation satellite.

SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service
By Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX just bought $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum from debt-ridden operator EchoStar to enhance Starlink direct-to-cell phone connectivity.

SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference
By Tereza Pultarova published
An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.

Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

Space junk cleanup tech that could 'shepherd' debris into Earth's atmosphere gets US patent
By Andrew Jones published
The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.
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