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closeup photo taken from space of a boxy satellite with long, rectangular solar arrays extending on either side of its body

Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit

By Mike Wall published

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.

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An orange, yellow, and blue heat image showing rows of orange heated architecture in the middle of an urbanized area.

Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center

By Tereza Pultarova published

Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite

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A yellow orb is surrounded by tons of yellow dots representing space debris below 0.1 mm.

These 2 companies are teaming up to offer insurance for space debris strikes on satellites

By Andrew Jones published

Odin Space and Arkisys are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.

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Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

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rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

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a stack of satellites are deployed into Earth orbit with the full sun visible

A SpaceX Starlink satellite is tumbling and falling out of space after partial breakup in orbit

By Mike Wall published

One of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites suffered an anomaly in orbit on Wednesday (Dec. 17) that led to its partial breakup, according to the company.

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Artist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth.

'Crash Clock' reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it's pretty scary

By Tereza Pultarova published

Satellites would likely begin colliding with each other or space junk in less than three days if they were to lose the ability to maneuver, for example due to an intense solar storm.

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An image of Earth from space, showing Ethiopia and the Middle East covered with brown and gray streaks of ash

Satellite watches volcano spew ash over Middle East | Space photo of the day for Dec. 16, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The ash plume disrupted flights as far away as India.

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Imagery from the Starfish Space/Impulse Space Remora mission, during which one Mira spacecraft approached within a mere 4,100 feet (1,250 meters) of another.

Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed 'Remora' mission

By Mike Wall published

Two commercial spacecraft pulled off a surprise rendezvous in Earth orbit recently, showcasing skills that could pave the way for satellite servicing missions down the road.

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CAS Space's Kinetica-1 rocket launches two technical experiment satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Nov. 9, 2025.

Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says

By Mike Wall published

A satellite that rode to space Dec. 9 on a Chinese rocket nearly slammed into one of SpaceX's Starlink internet spacecraft, according to the company.

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