A major snow storm hitting the northeast U.S. has been captured in satellite imagery.
As more satellite megaconstellations continue to be launched, researchers are exploring the odds people could be struck by falling debris from reentering spacecraft.
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Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?
China will work on establishing space-based data centers as a part of a larger five-year plan to expand the nation’s already significant presence in space.
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SpaceX bought xAI and is tying the deal to AI data centers in space. A proposed 1 million satellite constellation would support solar-powered orbital compute, but regulators and execution risks will decide how real it gets.
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What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That’s the key question for the European Space Agency’s Draco mission, planned for 2027.
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“We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done.”
The satellites in Amazon’s new internet-beaming megaconstellation in low Earth orbit are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research, a study has found.
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Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.
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Thousands of satellites are tightly packed into low Earth orbit, and the overcrowding is only growing. Scientists have created a simple warning system called the CRASH Clock that answers a basic question: if satellites suddenly couldn’t steer around e…