Satellites are perhaps the most wondrous piece of technology mankind has invented. The idea of creating an artificial device and launching it into space to orbit our planet is simply amazing. It is ...

On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space. The proposal ...

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests. The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of ...

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From Super Bowl ads to new constellation announcements, satellites are suddenly everywhere. What’s driving this surge in activity, and what should we make of it?

BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some ...

A collision would occur in just 2.8 days if all satellites lost their ability to dodge each other, highlighting how crowded Earth’s orbit is becoming. In the past seven years, the number of satellites ...