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Russian plans for space-based nuclear weapon to target satellites spark concern in US Congress
By Brett Tingley published
Members of the United States Congress have raised warnings about Russia's plans to develop and deploy a space-based nuclear weapon designed to disable satellites in orbit.
SpaceX deorbiting 100 older Starlink satellites to 'keep space safe and sustainable'
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX announced it will deorbit 100 of its first-generation Starlink satellites in order to lower the number of spacecraft that might fail and become non-maneuverable.
US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit
By Brett Tingley published
The U.S. Space Force is looking for new ways to extend the lives of satellites that run out of fuel, including small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit.
Big, dead European satellite will crash back to Earth this month
By Mike Wall published
The European Space Agency's defunct ERS-2 spacecraft will fall into Earth's atmosphere in a week or so, in a death dive that its handlers will monitor carefully.
Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
By Onur Çelik published
Three decades after the first and only time that a mirror was launched to demonstrate solar energy could be reflected from space to Earth. My colleagues and I believe it’s time to revisit this technology.
Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies
By Brett Tingley published
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) wants to declassify more space programs in order to boost the nation's military edge in space.
US Space Force satellite data shines light on mystery of Arctic warming
By Samantha Mathewson published
Satellite data show melting Arctic sea ice has reduced the amount of sunlight the region reflects, triggering an unprecedented rise in local temperatures.
Space is now 'most essential' domain for US military, Pentagon says
By Brett Tingley published
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that, while China and Russia want to make space a 'warfighting domain,' the U.S. is committed to deterrence only.
Starlink close encounters decrease despite ever-growing number of satellites
By Tereza Pultarova published
Even though the Starlink constellation has grown by about 1,000 spacecraft in the last six months, its satellites made fewer avoidance maneuvers in that period than in the prior half year.
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