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SpaceX proposes orbital data center made up of 1 million satellites
Feb 2, 2026Elon Musk's space firm is seeking regularity approval to develop a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale.
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are regularly falling out of the sky
Oct 11, 2025The satellite constellation, which is made up of over 8,500 individual satellites, remains somewhat controversial.
Secretive Russian satellites release mystery object into orbit
Apr 6, 2025The three satellites - known as Kosmos - have released an object in orbit and nobody is quite sure what it could be.
Scientists solve issue of airline pilots mistaking satellites for UFOs
Jan 9, 2025Satellites including those that are part of Elon Musk's Starlink system are often mistaken for other aerial vehicles.
Elephant-sized asteroid passes Earth in extraordinary 'near-miss'
Jan 29, 2023The space rock passed us by at a distance of 2,200 miles - a fraction of the distance at which some satellites orbit the Earth.
ESA wants to bring GPS and Skype to the Moon
May 22, 2021The space agency is planning to launch a constellation of lunar navigation and telecommunication satellites.
India missile test endangers the space station
Apr 2, 2019India has blown up one of its own satellites, producing space debris that could end up colliding with the ISS.
Space billboards could display ads in the sky
VIDEO Jan 20, 2019A firm in Russia is working to create the world's first space billboard using a constellation of small satellites.
BepiColombo probe is on its way to Mercury
VIDEO Oct 20, 2018The ambitious new mission will see two satellites placed in to orbit around the closest planet to the Sun.
New Grace mission will weigh Earth's water
May 23, 2018The launch of two new satellites in to orbit will enable scientists to study the evolution of our planet's climate.
Harpoon could drag satellites out of the sky
VIDEO Mar 16, 2018Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
Second Falcon Heavy to launch 25 satellites
Mar 4, 2018The success of last month's launch has meant that the next Falcon Heavy will be carrying more than just a car.
Magnetic beam could dispose of old satellites
Jun 24, 2017A French scientist is working on a novel new way to keep Earth's orbit clear of defunct satellites.
'Mega-constellations' could cause crashes
Apr 20, 2017Concerns have been raised over the number of new satellites being launched over the next few years.
SpaceX set to resume launches on January 8th
Jan 3, 2017The private space firm is planning to begin launching satellites again following last year's explosion.
Blue sphere 'UFO' shows up on NASA camera
Nov 21, 2016The anomalous object was spotted in front of the Sun in an image taken by NASA's STEREO satellites.
Are we heading towards a war in space ?
Aug 11, 2015Concerns have been raised over the development of new defensive and offensive space technologies.
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