Constant Space Launches Turning Earth’s Atmosphere Into a “Crematorium,” Scientists Say

That was the warning from a trio of astronomers and atmospheric scientists in a new essay for The Conversation, which ...

The Hubble Is Inexorably Falling to Earth

For years now, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has had its fair share of brushes with death. The groundbreaking observatory ...
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Earth’s orbit shifts again and scientists warn an ice age will follow

Earth’s path around the Sun is not a fixed racetrack but a slowly shifting orbit, and those subtle changes have a long history of reshaping the planet’s climate. As astronomers refine how these ...
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Artemis 3 shifts to low Earth orbit: Why might NASA open the lander role beyond SpaceX Starship?

NASA shifts Artemis 3 to low Earth orbit in 2027, opening potential competition beyond SpaceX Starship as the agency revises ...
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Artemis 3 is a Low Earth Orbit Rendezvous Test

NASA has changed Artemis III into a 2027 LEO (low earth orbit) rendezvous mission. There is no orbital refueling is needed at ...

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 ...
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After 53 years drifting past Venus and Mars, an old Soviet probe came back as a “new” object in orbit — and nobody cheered yet

It was likely debris from Kosmos 482 — a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 as part of a mission to Venus. The launch failed.
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Chip Qualified For Low And Medium Orbit Missions

A chip has been cleared for European space use. It can handle computing, data transfer, and basic tasks on satellites in low and medium orbit.