A visualization of satellites and space debris around Earth. (Image credit: NASA) By Mark Thompson, Published by Universe Today, 12 July 2025 Tens of thousands of pieces of space debris are hurtling around Earth right now. These defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, collision fragments and even a toolbox threaten active
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Victor Tangermann, Published by Futurism, 12 June 2025 Scientists are worried. Astronomers' attempts to peer into the earliest reaches of the universe could be threatened by thousands of SpaceX Starlink satellites leaking radio emissions that ruin
Rendering of a 'rocket cargo' vehicle set to launch and deliver supplies for the U.S. military. Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory Story by TOI Science Desk, Published by MSN, 7 July 2025 The US Air Force has suspended a proposed hypersonic rocket cargo delivery project developed in partnership with Elon
SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 7 July 2025 The Air Force's Rocket Cargo Vanguard program will apparently look for a new place for rockets to land.
By Dan Robinson, Published by The Register, 6 July 2025 Got to be a 'clean space superpower' – right, Brits? Britain's space agency is looking for a supplier to build a robotic spacecraft to capture and de-orbit two defunct UK-licensed satellites from low Earth orbit. The proposed Active Debris Removal
Starlink satellites have been forced to maneuver over 50,000 times to avoid potential orbital collision since the constellation's first satellite launch. (Image credit: Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Published by PC Magazine, 1 July 2025 The company deorbited about 2.6 satellites per day between December and May, causing them
Artist’s concept shows a large satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, with the Low-Frequency Radio Array (LOFAR) telescope below. Image via IAU/ Daniëlle Futselaar. By Jordan Joseph, Published by Earth.com, 23 June 2025 Space is usually quiet at the frequencies that radio telescopes prize most. Over the last two years,
Starlink satellites emit bright, unintended and unexpected signals that can be detected by radio telescopes. By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 18 June 2025 Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating
