Farewell to dark nights on Earth—California startup Reflect Orbital plans 4,000 space mirrors and sets off alarm bells among astronomers

By Sandra V,Published by Union Rayo, 26 December 2025 Imagine looking at the sky at night and finding out that part of the light you see doesn’t come from the moon… but from giant mirrors floating in space. It sounds incredible, right? Well, now a small company in California wants

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An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX)

Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit

An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 23 December 2025 Vantor's WorldView-3 satellite snapped the stunning photo on Dec. 18. We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3

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Golden Dome changes both NATO and the EU

An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Ingolf Kiesaw, Published by Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien, 22 December 2025 SIPRI's 2024 yearbook is titled “Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate.” The content of that statement has grown in importance in 2025. Golden Dome On January 27, 2025, just

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China Satellite Obliterates Starlink Using a Dim 2-Watt Laser Fired from 36,000 KM in Space

The U.S. and China continue to compete in space. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/iStock/Getty Images) By Evelyn Hart, Published by Indian Defence Reveiw, 19 December 2025 A Chinese satellite just outperformed Starlink—using a laser no stronger than a nightlight. Fired from 36,000 km above Earth, this silent tech breakthrough is shaking

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Space Development Agency awards $3.5 billion in contracts for missile-tracking satellites

llustration of Tracking Layer Tranche 3 spacecraft. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 19 December 2025 L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman won contracts to build 72 satellites WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency announced Dec. 19 it awarded about $3.5 billion in contracts

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Ensuring American Space Superiority

US Presidential ActionsExecutive Orders, 18 December 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  Superiority in space is a measure of national vision and willpower, and the technologies Americans develop to

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Germany approves new Arrow 3 missile defence system contract, lifting historic deal with Israel to $6.5 billion

Photo: German Ministry of Defence. By Lukasz Prus, Published by Defence Industry Europe, 17 December 2025 Germany’s Bundestag has approved a $3.1 billion expansion of the Arrow 3 air and missile defence contract with Israel. The move complements an initial agreement worth about $3.5 billion signed roughly two years ago,

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