Space
UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down
A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months
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Environment
Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem
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Space
Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million satellites?
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Space
SpaceX’s Starlink dodged 300,000 satellite collisions in 2025
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Space
Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions
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Space
China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for?
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Space
‘Knitted’ satellite launching to monitor Earth’s surface with radar
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Technology
Controversial satellites launching in 2026 will reflect light to Earth
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Space
Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster
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Space
Planned satellite launches could ruin Hubble Space Telescope images
More than half a million satellites are planned to launch by the end of the 2030s, and simulations suggest they will have a severe impact on space-based astronomy
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Space
SpaceX’s Starlink and other satellites face growing threat from sun
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Earth
How worried should we be about noxious chemicals from dead satellites?
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Earth
Longest lightning ‘mega-flash’ sets a shocking new record
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Environment
A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit
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