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SpaceX Starlink satellites doing just fine after weekend solar storm, company says
SpaceX's Starlink fleet of nearly 6,000 satellites remains healthy after weekend solar storms sparked auroras across the world.
Blinded by the light: How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?
The emergence of satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink offers great benefits for humanity. But there are also substantial costs, including a growing imposition on astronomy.
'Lost' satellite found after orbiting undetected for 25 years
After 25 years of drifting undetected in space, an experimental satellite that launched in 1974 has been found using tracking data from the U.S. Space Force.
Satellite operator SES acquiring Intelsat in $3.1 billion deal
SES plans to buy fellow satellite operator Intelsat, in a deal that could help the combined company compete with SpaceX's huge Starlink broadband network.
SpaceX vet's startup Portal Space Systems comes out of stealth mode
Portal has developed a new satellite bus called Supernova that the company says will allow unprecedented mobility in Earth orbit and beyond.
Russia vetoes UN resolution against nuclear weapons in space
Russia's ambassador to the U.N. vetoed a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan that called upon all nations to never deploy nuclear weapons in outer space.
US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission
A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.
Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit
The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that's been circling Earth since 2009.
