NATO is working to reroute data through space, fearing Russia could slice undersea internet cables

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A file photo shows a rocket in French Guiana carrying two satellites into space.

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SpaceX's Starlink satellites have a lot of scientists worried about Earth's atmosphere

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A trail of Starlink satellites appears in the night sky five days after its launch.

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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth

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Aertherflux rendering of an Apex saltellite in orbit above Earth.
Aetherflux plans to launch a constellation of satellites capable of transmitting solar power to Earth.

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NOAA’s New Lightning Satellite Just Captured Some Terrifyingly Wild Footage

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Satellite imagery of Hurricane Milton lightning

NASA’s Next Big Thing: These Space Telescopes Could Reveal the Secrets of Black Holes

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An artist's concept of the Swift Observatory, on whose work one of the new mission concepts would build

How to Catch a Glimpse of NASA’s Orbiting Solar Sail

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Artist's rendition of NASA's solar sail in orbit above Earth

This Is the Last Image Taken by NASA’s Historic Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft

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Infrared image of Fornax constellation taken by NASA's NEOWISE space telescope.

Chinese Rocket Breaks Apart in Orbit, Leaves Dangerous Trail of Debris in Space

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A Long March 6A rocket carrying the satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on August 6, 2024 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.

SpaceX’s Direct-to-Cell Starlink Satellites Are 5 Times Brighter Than Before, Worrying Astronomers

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Starlink satellite streaks as viewed by a ground based telescope.

The company plans to launch thousands of direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, which may interfere with our views of the night sky.

A Chinese firm's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink just launched its first satellites for the thousands-strong network Beijing plans to build

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A Long March-6 rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
The first 18 satellites in the Thousand Sail Constellation were launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, pictured here, according to local media.

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