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Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
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 ...
With six additional satellites launching in May and continued expansion later this year, the EarthDaily Constellation will enter commercial operations in Summer 2026, delivering daily, consistent ...
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Earth orbit is getting crowded. Can this map of 1 million routes around our planet help prevent satellite collisions?
Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?
There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...
But unlike Jupiter, Venus does have phases, going from not illuminated at all (when it is between the Earth and the Sun) to ...
BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some ...
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