Climate Change Is Shrinking Space For Satellites To Orbit
Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth – it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas emissions are shrinking the thermosphere, reducing atmospheric drag and allowing space debris to linger longer,
SpaceX launches 21 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (March 12). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink craft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Wednesday at 10:35 p.m. EDT (0235 GMT on March 13).
China’s latest satellite launch is a milestone for its commercial space sector
The mission is a step forward for China’s push to develop a commercial space industry – and rival Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service.
Climate change may reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space
MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can sustainably operate there.
SpaceX launching Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday night. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched around 10:35 p.m. Sign up for our Newsletters Additional launch opportunities were also available on Thursday starting at 9:53 p.
SpaceX launces another batch of Starlink satellites
SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink communication satellites into orbit on Wednesday.
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Watch Rocket Lab launch radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight
Rocket Lab will launch a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14), and you can watch the action live ...
NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...
Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons—including anti-satellite lasers
Saltzman said the Space Force categorizes adversarial space weapons in six categories—three that are space-based and three ...
Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurst, a small satellite instrument
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed ...
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Climate Change Is Making Space More Hazardous for Satellites
Greenhouse gas emissions are altering not just Earth's climate but also the environment of space. For decades, climate change ...
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Climate Change Might Increase Satellite Collisions, Limiting How Many Can Safely Orbit Earth, Study Finds
Greenhouse gas emissions could reduce drag in the upper atmosphere, leaving more space debris in orbit and making satellites ...
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UAE satellite: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to launch Etihad-SAT on Saturday, March 15
The UAE will launch its first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite on Saturday, March 15. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space ...
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How global warming could threaten satellites, according to new study
Space junk is a "persistent hazard," scientists say. Climate change could threaten the future use of satellites and significantly reduce the number of spacecraft that can safety orbit Earth ...
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Join or die: How satellite manufacturers approach competition with SpaceX
Two European satellite manufacturers said companies need to work more closely together to compete with vertically integrated ...