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![Two cube-shaped satellites rendezvous is black space. A visualization of the ELSA-M space junk collector and its target, a satellite from the OneWeb megaconstellation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9ED3nWhiJ5TH2t5yphQbi-320-80.png)
Astroscale's space debris removal demo mission funded for 2026 launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
Astroscale's ELSA-M demo space junk collector will remove a defunct OneWeb satellite from orbit in 2027.
![illustration of debris in orbit around Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kjZnmQnVX2VrH6MSjyUiym-320-80.jpg)
Space is becoming an 'unsustainable environment in the long term,' ESA says
By Jackson Ryan published
"Overall, the report is full of bad news that is good news."
![a series of white streaks parade across the night sky against the background of stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u9CGKHePVFVuDPCyMhDbv8-320-80.jpg)
Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference Have you ever seen a string of lights in the sky? A Starlink satellite train can be a strange sight for those not expecting it. Here's how to see it.
![view from the upper stage of a rocket looking down at its closely packed satellite payload and Earth in the background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sEoeyvUbZCESaRbMwNXGPi-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Starlink satellites made 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the past 6 months. What does that mean for space safety?
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellites in SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation made nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the last six months, about double the number made in the previous half-year.
![the silhouette of a satellite against a colorful aurora in the sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qcvGQExVtJBjADkSv5MjkT-320-80.jpg)
May solar superstorm caused largest 'mass migration' of satellites in history
By Tereza Pultarova published
In May 2024, the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth in two decades caused chaos in space as it forced thousands of satellites to fight against thickening atmospheric gases to remain in orbit.
![Artisti's illustration of Portal Space System's Supernova spacecraft in Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9LiPuhnSjtVT6QzfGydsm-320-80.jpg)
US military project aims to prevent hackers targeting satellites and recognizes rising threat of cyberattacks in space
By Sharon Lemac-Vincere published
The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.
![a cylindrical spacecraft floating above a blue-and-white earth, with a cone-shaped rocket nozzle above it pointing up, away from earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BWRYLXdDw4wGkXaJ4hQEFQ-320-80.jpg)
Private space-junk probe gets up-close look at discarded rocket in orbit (photo)
By Brett Tingley published
Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft snapped a striking image of a rocket body floating lifeless above a blue-and-white Earth, with the sun's glare reflecting off of it.
![a cube-shaped satellite in orbit above earth points a laser-like light down onto the planet below](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DBi5xmvBZRDV2ofe6omZDX-320-80.jpg)
NOAA's upcoming GeoXO satellites could be 'weather-monitoring platform of the future'
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.
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