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China is planning on countering Elon Musk's SpaceX with its own strategy to deploy a large number of satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Planetary defense experts have expressed their concern in a new survey that growing satellite numbers in orbit around Earth may impact asteroid detection.

The Russian Kosmos 2558 spy satellite launched on August 1st has come within only 41.6 miles of the classified USA 326 satellite launched in February 2022.

The new Kalina laser system for 'electro-optical warfare' appears to be under construction in Russia as revealed by Google Earth.

A new video shared by Elon Musk on Twitter reveals how the next generation of Starlink satellites will be deployed by Starship.

Andrea Luck, a NASA citizen scientist, has used the stunning raw imagery from the Juno spacecraft to animate a flyby of Jupiter.

Elon Musk has revealed some of the specifications and capabilities of the next generation of Starlink satellites in an interview.

SpaceX's Transporter-5 mission saw 59 spacecraft carried to space on May 25th, notably including Cryptosat's Crypto-1 satellite.

The Jupiter-3 satellite will be the heaviest commercial geostationary satellite ever launched at 9,200 kilograms (~20,300 pounds).

The first solar eclipse of the year on April 30th was captured by NOAA satellites that spotted the lunar disk blocking the sun.

A mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Manhush near the city of Mariupol has been photographed by a Maxar Technologies satellite.

The Defense Intelligence Agency has collated possible threats to U.S. satellites posed by rising ASAT numbers in China and Russia.

Elon Musk has estimated that Starlink satellites will comprise two-thirds of active satellites within 18 months, with 4,200 units.

Russia's banning of OneWeb satellite launches from its Soyuz rocket has led the company to join forces with its competitor SpaceX.

The Earth Observatory System Data Analytics (EOSDA) has requested SAR and optical data from satellite operators to assist Ukraine.

US Earth observation company Maxar Technologies have photographed Russian military forces traveling in formations down a road.

The director of the National Reconnaissance Office has warned of anti-satellite action taken by Russia amidst conflict in Ukraine.

NASA has sent a letter to the FCC regarding SpaceX's proposed Gen2 Starlink satellite constellation expansion, expressing concern.

One company has designed a large spinning machine that is designed quite literally to throw satellites into suborbital space.

By hijacking signals from SpaceX's Starlink satellites, researchers located points on Earth similar to GPS with high accuracy.

Rocket Lab launches two satellites, and attempt to recover the boosterRocket Lab launches two satellites, and attempt to recover.

A new collaboration between Orbit Fab and Dawn Aerospace seeks to provide a means to refuel satellites in space with green fuels.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 new Starlink satellites has successfully launched, expanding the constellation yet again.

NASA has launched a 'mission like no other' that will put a satellite into Earth's orbit to monitor the global climate crisis.

NASA moves towards implementing 'hive mind' satellites into Earth's atmosphere that are described as 'potentially revolutionary'.

A new study has pointed out that if aliens exist, they could be thriving on planets known as 'hycean' world's - ocean worlds.

NASA will be sending one 'blue' satellite and one 'gold' satellite to Mars for an experiment regarding the cost for science.

Europe's leading expert on space debris said that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are responsible for most close encounters in orbit.

A former NASA senior scientist for orbital debris research has said that space junk has reached a critical 'tipping point'.

500,000 people have ordered SpaceX's Starlink internet service, and Elon Musk has said they'll 'most likely' get service.

Scientists and researchers have created an almost real-time map that is tracking 200 'ticking time bombs' out in near-Earth space.

Australia expects to launch its domestically-made 'next-generation' hybrid rocket in 2022.

One of NASA's satellites accidentally a comet doing what seems to be like a cosmic 'burp'

The GOES-16 is the latest step in a new age of weather satellites that should help us monitor the weather conditions.

CYGNSS will be used to study hurricanes and to learn about their rapid intensification.

SpaceX should launch satellites for Iridium Communications on December 16th.

SpaceX requests government approval to launch a gigantic satellite network into space, so that it would provide fast, global internet.

Space debris is a serious problem, so watch this neat animation that shows a time lapse of space junk show up from 1957 to now.

US scientists develop mini-satellites that will patrol Earth's orbit, known as "space cops"