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Posted on March 17, 2025

How climate change could make Earth’s space junk problem even worse

Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.
Posted on February 8, 2025

Croatia’s 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)

Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.
Posted on February 4, 2025

SpaceX to launch water-hunting moon probe ‘Lunar Trailblazer’ on Feb. 26

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe has made it to Florida's Cape Canaveral to prep for its launch to the moon, which could occur as soon as Feb. 26.
Posted on January 29, 2025

Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites

The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.
Posted on January 22, 2025

SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission

The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.
Posted on January 20, 2025

Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth’s space junk problem

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
Posted on January 10, 2025

World’s 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)

LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the future.
Posted on January 10, 2025

How a leap year mistake knocked out a OneWeb satellite for 2 days

February 29, 2024 caused quite a stir for a giant satellite provider.
Posted on January 8, 2025

Satellites watch as LA wildfires burn out of control in California (video)

A deadly wildfire continues to burn in parts of Los Angeles in Southern California, NOAAssatellites continue to monitor the location of the fire and smoke across the region.
Posted on January 2, 2025

Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware

Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village.

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