Japan is launching wooden satellites into outer space to reduce the atmospheric pollution created by metal satellites as they ...
Thousands of expendable satellites are falling into the Earth's atmosphere and turning it into a polluted "crematorium." ...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 Streaked Across the Sky—and Left 30 Kilograms of Destructive Lithium in Its Wake
On February 20, 2025, the first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaked across Europe, and scientists in Germany tracked ...
"You can't run away from a bully forever. Sometimes you got to turn around and punch," Space Force Combat Forces boss says.
Since 1971, space agencies have crashed retired spacecraft at Point Nemo, raising concerns about ocean debris and the ISS ...
Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.
Taikonauts from the ill-fated Shenzhou-20 mission have described what happened when they discovered cracks on their spacecraft as they prepared to depart China's Tiangong space station last year.
The environmental impact of SpaceX's planned gargantuan mega-constellation is still being grappled with, but the FCC isn’t required to study it ...
Treating orbit as a workaround for AI’s energy needs would accelerate satellite congestion and degrade the night sky ...
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