Ukraine says it's cracking down on satellite images of its territory in case they give away secrets to Russia

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Satellite imagery of the before and after images of flooded homes in Korsunka
Satellite imagery of flooded homes in Korsunka, Ukraine, on May 15, 2023.

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Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior is 'concerning' and could threaten US satellites, defense analysts say

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Satellite over the Earth's surface.
A satellite over the Earth's surface.

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Landfills are spewing even more methane into the atmosphere than we thought

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Methane emissions colored blue, yellow, and red float over an aerial map of a landfill in Texas.
A methane plume over a landfill in Texas.

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Russia could 'blind' the US by taking out satellites using a nuclear space weapon, says ex-CIA chief

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Leon Panetta testifies during a congressional hearing in January 2024.

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Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

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Google's methane map shows oil and gas infrastructure shaded in yellow, red, and blue.
Google expects to make its methane map public later this year.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX was the satellite villain of the skies. It's taking a 'money hit' to try and fix the problem.

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SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.
SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.

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India launches a satellite to study black holes as it preps to become the fourth country to send humans into space

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People watch a Indian Space Research Organisation launch.
People watch an Indian Space Research Organization launch in September 2023.

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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites

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A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a new-generation ocean color monitoring satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China Nov. 16, 2023. The satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit.
A Long March-2C carrier rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX plans a record 144 launches next year for Starlink's Direct to Cell service

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A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023. The spacecraft is bound for Psyche, an object 2.2 billion miles (3.5 billion kilometers) away that could offer clues about the interior of planets like Earth.
A SpaceX Falcon rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13.

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Amazon launches its first internet satellites as Jeff Bezos looks to rival SpaceX's Starlink

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation lifts off from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States on October 6, 2023
A rocket holding the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband internet network blasts off.

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