BY Maia Davies, Published by the BBC, 31 January 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI). The application claims "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.
Image credit: SpaceX via Flickr By Jowi Morales, Published by Tom's Hardware, 28 January 2025 The 70km (43mi) altitude reduction will reduce the risk of collisions for Starlink satellites. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Software reported that Starlink has reduced its altitude for a big chunk
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) Published by Futura, 26 January 2026 SpaceX is one of the earliest and most dominant players in low Earth orbit, a massive presence that also comes with growing risks. The end of the year has been particularly
The Shenzhou-20 crew — Wang Jie (left), Chen Zhongrui (center), and Chen Dong (right) — has been stranded on board the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was hit with space junk. The trio launched into space on April 24. (Image credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images) By Harry
By Ivan Hrinko, Published by Universe Magazine, 6 January 2025 French satellite operator Eutelsat experienced an unexpected failure just after New Year’s Eve that lasted more than 48 hours. The failure occurred due to a miscalculation in accounting for leap year. This affected the operation of OneWeb satellites, which resumed Internet services
A fireball erupts during an engine test of an Epsilon S rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 26. (Captured from JAXA’s live footage) By Ryo Sasaki, Published by The Asahi Shimbun, 26 November 2024 TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Japan’s space agency halted an engine combustion test of its
By Victor Tangerman, published by The Byte, 29 October 2024 They range from "small fragments roughly the size of a softball to larger pieces up to the size of a car door." Earlier this month, a massive satellite that belonged to multinational service provider Intelsat and was built by Boeing mysteriously
By Tibi Puiu, Published by ZME Science, 24 October 2024 A communications satellite designed and built by Boeing has disintegrated in orbit, marking another setback for the aerospace giant as it grapples with multiple crises. The satellite, known as Intelsat 33e, was operated by Intelsat, a major company in global
