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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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a bright beam of light obscures stars in a night sky above a silhouette of a tree line by a lake
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'

By Tereza Pultarova Published

Sun-reflecting space mirrors proposed by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital will have an even more devastating effect on the night sky around the world than previously thought, a study has found.

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Ares Shield just signed a deal to provide protection for some of Lonestar Data Holding's satellites.
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons

By Mike Wall Published

Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a deal worth up to $6 million.

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The Starling swarm’s extended mission tested GPS-independent navigation, using onboard star tracking for self-orbit determination and space object catalog updates.
NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

By Elizabeth Howell Published

No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully proving out navigation by other means.

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A stack of thin satellites sits in half a rocket fairing in a clean room.
US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites'

By Josh Dinner Published

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab $397 million to manufacture a new fleet of "Flatellites" designed to detect and track airborne threats from space.

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Artist's illustration of an Astranis Perceptor spacecraft high above Earth.
New private 'Perceptor' probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth

By Mike Wall Published

Astranis' newly announced Perceptor spacecraft will monitor satellite activity in geostationary orbit, a distant and increasingly contested domain.

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Artist's illustration of a satellite operating in very low Earth orbit. Kreios Space is partnering with Kongsberg NanoAvionics to develop such a satellite mission.
Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st air-breathing satellite thruster could soon get a test run

By Julian Dossett Published

Air-breathing electric propulsion could help satellites explore a new frontier, one that lies quite close to our planet.

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bright streaks of light crisscross through a night sky
How AI is changing spacecraft and satellite operations (op-ed)

By Martin Halliwell Last updated

Satellite constellations are getting so large that AI management of fleets is more than just convenient — it's becoming the only way these systems can keep working at all.

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Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them

By Tereza Pultarova Published

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.

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a man in a black military uniform with four silver stars on each shoulder waves while standing at a podium behind microphones
If space war erupts, 'none of us will be able to avoid the war zone,' warns outgoing Space Force chief in final public speech

By Brett Tingley Published

The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force had some stark words in his last public speech, stating that "none of us will be able to avoid the war zone" should conflict extend to space.

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