The completed deployment would take the total number of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit to almost 20,000.

Moriba Jah, a space debris expert and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said the incident highlights the growing dangers in orbit.

In 2026, Starlink will begin lowering the altitude of its satellite constellation, a technical adjustment that points to a ...

According to a paper published in early 2025, there is a 26 percent chance that space debris will pass through some of the ...

It has been a whirlwind year for space science, to say the least. The Trump administration only entered office at the beginning of this year, but has already shaken up the world of academic research ...

In 1978, NASA researcher Donald Kessler and his colleagues published a paper titled “Collision frequency of artificial satellites: The creation of a debris belt.” The paper laid down a grim warning: a ...

Fatigue can stem from a variety of illnesses and life stressors, but when that exhaustion lasts for months — often following an infection — it may indicate a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome.

File this one under "We all knew it, but still needed an academic to say it out loud": The incredible volume of satellites entering low Earth orbit (LEO) is likely unsustainable and could lead to a ...

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Two satellites, one Starlink and one Chinese, nearly collided this month as low Earth orbit fills up. The two came within some 650 feet of each other. There are at least 24,000 objects, including ...

Low-earth orbit is home to around 14,000 satellites, a dramatic increase from around 4,000 in 2018. One major force behind the increased space congestion is tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink.

(NewsNation) — A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet’s satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure. Low-earth orbit is home to around 14,000 ...