The first wave of Starlink satellites are reaching the end of their five-year lifespans and burning up in droves. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving.

In a high-altitude test that could reshape the future of global satellite communications, China has successfully transmitted data at 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) from a geostationary orbit using a ...

One of the reasons astronomers like to put telescopes in space is that the “seeing” is better. With no turbulent atmosphere in the way the stars shine steadily, rather than twinkling as they do when ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet continues to grow, but as it does, it’s been bringing lots of unexpected side effects with it. According to astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell from the ...

SpaceX kicked off the first day of the last month of the year by lighting up Florida's Space Coast with an early morning ...

Sept. 25 (UPI) --SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit early Thursday from Central Florida. The rocket launched at 4:36 a.m.

SpaceX notched two big milestones on a single Falcon 9 liftoff today (Oct. 19). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

The launch of 27 Starlink satellites is the first of several SpaceX Falcon 9 launches this month from Vandenberg Space Force ...

A boom in satellites is brightening the night sky and hindering astronomers’ ability to study distant galaxies, sharpening concerns over who controls access to space. Planned spacecraft launches are ...

Starlink is the world’s largest satellite internet network, with more than 8,000 operational in low-Earth orbit. It first ...

According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, 472 Starlink satellites burned up in the atmosphere between December 2024 and May 2025, as SpaceX deorbited around 6% of ...