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Here's what China launched to orbit on its retrievable satellite last month (video)
China has revealed the payloads it sent to Earth orbit last month on the two-week-long Shijian-19 retrievable satellite mission.
Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'
More than 100 partners have signed Europe's Zero Debris Charter, a push to help get Earth's space junk problem under control.
How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?
SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?
SpaceX makes Starlink internet service free for people hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton
In the wake of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, SpaceX has distributed more than 10,000 Starlink kits and waived monthly fees for using the satellite internet service in affected areas.
Cubesats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system
Whether discovering exoplanets or measuring the size of an asteroid, cubesats are affordable throughout the space community, even to small startup, private companies and university laboratories.
Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency
The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.
Dangerous satellite air pollution exists in a legal loophole
Air pollution from re-entering satellites is a potential environmental disaster that evades Earth-based laws, experts say.
Europe will launch a satellite in 2027 just to watch it burn
The European Space Agency plans to launch a satellite called DRACO in 2027, then study how it breaks up during its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
