By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 13 July 2026 "The debris in geosynchronous orbit is a potential minefield." Tiny pieces of space junk only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size are cluttering a valuable orbital region where some of the costliest satellites reside, a new study has found. Researchers from
Space X Falcon 9 launch, August 16, 2024. California, Vandenberg Spaceport. Freeze frame from NASA video By Leah Yananton, OjaiLetter to the Santa Barbara Independent, 7 July 2026 Community members packed into Ojai City Hall to hear the Mission Update about Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket launch increases at Vandenberg Space
An illustration of a satellite breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Getty Images) By Etiido Uko, Published by tom's Hardware, 5 July 2026 Starlink burns multiple retired satellites daily from its over 10,000-strong constellation SpaceX has confirmed in a semi-annual report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier
Hanwha Aerospace’s Daejeon plant on June 1, 2026, following an explosion there. (Kim Hye-yun/Hankyoreh) Published by Save Jeju Now, 3 July 2026 On June 30, the military and Hanwha attempted to conduct the fourth test of a solid-propellant space launch vehicle off the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju, but were ultimately forced
The remnants of a supernova, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud - a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way, 160,000 light years distant. X-RAY: NASA/ESA/CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY/HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE By Nick Dowson, Published by New Internationalist, 1 July 2026 A new space race between billionaires and global superpowers is set
Artist's illustration of a Starfall reentry vehicle separating from a satellite in low-Earth orbit. SpaceX's Starship is in the background. Credit: SpaceX By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 23 June 2026 The purpose of Starfall is to support the “transport and delivery of goods through space.” A SpaceX Falcon
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 11 June 2026 "We've got a pretty good idea of how to operate, just really large constellations, and do it safely now, right? We are the only operator that has any experience of that scale." SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his
Hanwha Aerospace’s Daejeon plant on June 1, 2026, following an explosion there. (Kim Hye-yun/Hankyoreh) By Choi Ye-rin, Jang Hyeon-eun, Kim Joong-gon and Kwon Hyo-jungPosted on Hankyoreh, 2 June 2026 Five were killed and two injured at an explosion at the defense contractor’s Daejeon plant Another explosion at defense contractor Hanwha
