Golden Dome: Smart strategy or risky business?

Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design StudioNotional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design StudioNotional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were

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The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA)

Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate

The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Minkwan Kim and Ian Williams, Published by The Conversation, 20 March 2025 The world’s first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, was

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The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons

(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Matt Berman, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 March 2025 One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be capable of blinding hundreds of satellites. DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that

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Chinese Space Station Tiangong orbits the Earth. Photo: Getty Images

China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit

Chinese Space Station Tiangong orbits the Earth. Photo: Getty Images By Alan Bradley, Published by Live Science, 11 March 2025 New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly capable of capturing millimeter resolution from over 60 miles away. Scientists in China have created a satellite with laser-imaging technology powerful enough to capture human facial

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