SpaceX’s 1 million satellites could avoid environmental checks
SpaceX wants to launch many more satellitesCharles Boyer / Alamy Stock Photo Astronomers are scrambling…
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U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites
February 1, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’…
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from two coasts in two days
As has almost become the norm, SpaceX launched two more batches of Starlink satellites over…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida
Another Starlink launch is now in the record books.SpaceX on Sunday (Jan. 18) sent a…
Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica’s subglacial surface like never before
One of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system is closer to home than…
SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday that it has given SpaceX approval to launch another…
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on its 3rd mission of 2026 (video)
SpaceX's third mission of 2026 is in the books.A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29…
SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket
The first Starlink satellites to join SpaceX's megaconstellation in 2026 were launched today (Jan. 4)…
Starlink is lowering thousands of satellites’ orbits to reduce risk of collisions
Starlink will lower the orbits of roughly 4,400 satellites this year as a safety measure,…
Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster
An artist’s representation of satellites in orbit around Earthyucelyilmaz/Shutterstock A collision would occur in just…