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A Dead Russian Satellite Broke Into More Than 100 Pieces in Space

The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains…

World

North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite, Seoul Says

The launch came hours after North Korea announced a plan to put a military spy satellite into orbit.

World

As Threats in Space Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting Key Services

The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource:…

News

Is This a Sputnik Moment?

Earlier this week, veiled comments started to emerge on Capitol Hill regarding an unnamed and “serious national security threat.” By…

Science

How Astronomers Are Saving Astronomy From Satellites — For Now

Even the most powerful telescopes are in peril as orbits above Earth fill with thousands of new satellites. But scientists…

World

A Missile, a Rocket or a Satellite? Chinese Flyover Sows Confusion in Taiwan.

A warning from Taiwan about a satellite, erroneously called a missile in English, raised concerns about Chinese harassment days before…

World

S​outh Korea Scraps No-Fly Zone Near Border With North Korea

A day after Pyongyang placed a military spy satellite into orbit for the first time, Seoul said it would no…

Science

A New Satellite Outshines Some of the Brightest Stars in the Sky

Astronomers warn that BlueWalker3, a test spacecraft with a large array of antennas, could be the first of many larger…

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