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Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

The ViaSat-3 F2 satellite deployed its reflector with Earth watching in the background.

Nearly half the objects orbiting Earth are ‘uncontrollable’ space junk — and jeopardize future space travel

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling ...
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Watch a newly discovered, blue-whale-size asteroid fly super close to Earth on Monday

Newly spotted asteroid 2026 JH2, which could be up to 115 feet wide, will fly past Earth closer than some satellites on ...
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Startup challenging satellite industry’s multi-orbit playbook

Since SpaceX disrupted the satellite communications market with low-latency broadband from low Earth orbit, traditional ...

Amazon Leo’s leaders provide an inside look at the satellite broadband network’s past and future

Amazon Leo's team leader recounts how Jeff Bezos got the ball rolling in the competition with SpaceX's Starlink for ...

Almost half of everything orbiting Earth is space junk

Nearly half of all known objects currently orbiting Earth technically classify as space junk, but the true amount may be even ...
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Almost half of the objects in Earth’s orbit are junk—and that’s only the stuff we know about

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...

Two Russian satellites almost touched in orbit, and the strange 10-foot maneuver is raising the question no military wants above Earth

Two Russian military satellites just danced within 10 feet of each other in orbit. See why space trackers are alarmed.

Composite Artemis II Animation Shows Just How Much Stuff Is in Low Earth Orbit

NASA released a decent visualization a couple of years ago, but the recent Artemis II mission provided an unexpected ...

Space Leaders Worldwide May Fight SpaceX Lofting 1 Million Satellites

While Elon Musk stunned the world with plans to launch a million satellites into orbit, the heads of space agencies ...

SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth's magnetic shield

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield ...