Snapshot of the some 11,000 Starlink satellites on orbit as of Sept. 21, 2026 using LeoLab's free online tool for visualizing objects in low Earth orbit. (Screenshot from LeoLab's visualization tool) By Caron Copek, Published by Stuff, 31 October 2026 Taranaki astrophotographer Brendan Larsen’s spectacular image of satellites in the
ELSA-d released and successfully captured its experimental piece of space junk for the first time. (Image credit: Astroscale) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 27 October 2026 Technologies developed to remove space junk and fix broken satellites can be repurposed to build fleets of bodyguard spacecraft to protect important assets
Snapshot of the some 11,000 Starlink satellites on orbit as of Sept. 21, 2026 using LeoLab's free online tool for visualizing objects in low Earth orbit. (Screenshot from LeoLab's visualization tool) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 23 September 2026 Commercial space monitoring firms are concerned SpaceX's ability to
By Paul Evans, Published by The Tenby Observer, 13 October 2026 Anti space-wars radar campaigners have called for public debate with Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell Anti space-wars radar campaigners have challenged Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell to a public debate following social media spat, where they have accused the Labour politician
Starlink Constellation By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 8 October 2026 “These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.” Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their
Image: Aerosociety By Mark Piesing, Published by Aero Society, 2 October 2026 Can the UK defend itself from a space ambush? MARK PIESING reports from the UK Space Power Conference. On the opening morning of the UK Space Power Conference 2026, held in London on 23–24 September, the UK Ministry
A declassified Cold War spy satellite has exploded in low Earth orbit, creating a debris cloud that threatens more than 200 active spacecraft as the US Space Force investigates (Image is for illustrative purposes only, AI generated/GEMINI By Justine Anifowose, Published by Geekspin, 29 September 2026 In a mysterious orbital
By Daniel Molland, Published by Space News, 25 September 2026 The UK Space Strategy 2026 makes control of space its leading defense priority, then names none of the technology needed to deliver it. With the announcement of the new UK Space Strategy 2026, Britain has formally recognized that space is
