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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Starlink ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Super El Niño looms and Starlink hits 10,000 satellites in orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tuesday, March 17, 2026: Your daily shot of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wx7D75UdQJPkNhXscaeK8i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Te sunset at La Jolla&#039;s Windansea Beach during a winter heat wave on January 31, 2026 in San Diego, California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Te sunset at La Jolla&#039;s Windansea Beach during a winter heat wave on January 31, 2026 in San Diego, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a powerful solar storm. And its value is rapidly decreasing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgm7VVZFv63NgjHMsxXtP9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly conceptualized CRASH Clock reveals that earth-orbiting satellites would quickly start crashing into one another in an emergency scenario, such as during an extreme solar storm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustrations of satellites orbiting Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secretive SpaceX satellites operated by US government are shooting disruptive radio signals into space, astronomer accidentally discovers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An amateur astronomer has accidentally uncovered a series of puzzling radio signals coming from SpaceX's government-operated "Starshield" network. The signals overlap with protected frequencies and could disrupt other nearby spacecraft, experts warn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:30:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gQ7u9ZWsGBFq9QgNM7Csx-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starshield satellites are covert versions of the company&#039;s Starlink spacecraft operated by U.S. agencies. This 2023 image shows a batch of Starlink satellites just before they were released into low Earth orbit. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a series of Starlink satellites in orbit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists analyze 76 million radio telescope images, find Starlink satellite interference 'where no signals are supposed to be present' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/scientists-analyze-76-million-radio-telescope-images-find-starlink-satellite-interference-where-no-signals-are-supposed-to-be-present</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have long voiced concerns about Starlink's satellite constellation interfering with observations of the universe, and a new survey by Curtin University confirms those fears. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefanie Waldek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WZbUpKJLU6nkvCHpJuyqWc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Victoria Girgis/Lowell Observatory]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An astronomical image marred by trails caused by satellites of SpaceX&#039;s Starlink megaconstellation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Black and white streaks and dots appear over a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What goes up must come down: How megaconstellations like SpaceX's Starlink network pose a grave safety threat to us on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of satellites with incredibly short lifetimes are being sent up into low Earth orbit. When they fall back down they're fireballs of pollution — and what doesn't burn up hits the ground. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:23:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Lawler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eHCQTiBGGfG5Brt9WLZbVd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of satellites are being sent up into space that, at some point, will have to be brought back down to burn up in Earth&#039;s atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration showing satellites orbiting Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore': Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical 'inflection point' is approaching  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Invisible radiation leaking out of private satellites, like SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft, is disrupting radio astronomers' ability to detect important signals from across the universe. If left unchecked, we could reach an "inflection point" beyond which we can no longer properly study the cosmos, researchers warn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:08:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:27:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yAA9DU89nNzNSw5AzcNH9Q-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tobias Roetsch]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many satellites could fit in Earth orbit? And how many do we really need? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/how-many-satellites-could-fit-in-earth-orbit-and-how-many-do-we-really-need</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of satellites orbiting Earth is rising fast, thanks to private companies such as SpaceX. But just how big will these "megaconstellations" become? And what problems might they cause? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:59:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ZAnMPX5cJhdd7F38A44fm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The number of spacecraft orbiting Earth is rising fast thanks to the emergence of private satellite &quot;megaconstellations.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The number of satellites orbiting the Earth is increasing exponentially.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation 'under threat' by Russia and China ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vBoEEaXpaY9sAvKtGxd6Mk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Starlink satellites before deployment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image from Earth orbit with metal craft stacked on the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over Florida ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/watch-spacex-starship-explodes-mid-flight-for-a-2nd-time-this-year-raining-fiery-debris-over-florida</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:18:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QAryPaLGBnMpiHFgcQBRmB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newest Starlink satellites are leaking even more radiation than their predecessors — and could soon disrupt astronomy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals that Generation 2 Starlink satellites are leaking up to 30 times more radio waves than their predecessors. If SpaceX continues to deploy the newer versions as planned, we could reach an "inflection point" where astronomers can no longer properly study the cosmos, researchers warn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:46:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EkFarZCaUfCoxzS6WKbDhb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daniëlle Futselaar (artsource.nl)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists used the LOFAR telescope (seen on the ground in this illustration) to measure the radiation leaking from SpaceX&#039;s  newest satellites as they passed overhead.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artists interpretation of starlink satellites in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket grounded for 2nd time in 2 months following explosive landing failure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for the second time in as many months following a routine landing that ended in flames on Wednesday (Aug. 28). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:47:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nPJ8xzeM24h8fxuWZTt59T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2024. The rocket was recently grounded by the FAA following a failed landing that ended in flames.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocket launches in the dark with an orange glowing cloud beneath it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Aug. 7, a Chinese rocket broke apart in space, creating more than 300 new pieces of trackable debris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJ76zxiKNaR996UtfnMnTd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This composite image, from Slingshot Aerospace’s low Earth orbit-focused Horus optical fences, shows a series of bright, unexpected objects moving along the same orbital path as a Long March 6A rocket body and the 18 Qianfan satellites it deployed on Aug. 6, 2024. These objects are part of the debris cloud spawned by the breakup of the rocket body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo showing several bright objects outlined by red boxes, standing out against a starry black sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 20 satellites fall from sky after catastrophic SpaceX rocket failure, triggering investigation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Twenty doomed Starlink satellites, which were prematurely released during a botched Falcon 9 rocket launch last week, have burned up in the upper atmosphere after falling back to Earth, new data confirms. Experts are currently investigating what went wrong. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h95YuDqo4Kt4CKvKLsh3rh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink satellites failed to fire properly after successfully separating from the reusable first stage, leaving its payload stranded in an unusually-low orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Falcon 9 rocket&#039;s first and second stages seperating]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dying SpaceX rocket creates eerily-perfect 'dashed' line in new photos. What's going on? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New images show a glowing "dashed" line in the night sky above Arizona after part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fell back to Earth following a double-header launch. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ooZL6PQgN2v3dUbi9hAsqP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographer Jeremy Perez captured striking photos of a perfectly-spaced dashed line of light in the night sky above Arizona following a SpaceX launch on March 31.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dashed line of light in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Controversial paper claims satellite 'megaconstellations' like SpaceX's could weaken Earth's magnetic field and cause 'atmospheric stripping.' Should we be worried? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A theoretical new paper argues that atmospheric metal pollution from falling space junk could create an invisible conductive shield around our planet that might weaken our magnetosphere. However, other experts are skeptical of this idea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 18:09:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PKUeroADD9NSHjQCFjSF8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new paper suggests that pollution from falling space junk could irreversibly alter our planet&#039;s magnetic field. But not everyone is convinced.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a satellite burning up in Earth&#039;s atmosphere]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches record-breaking 62nd orbital mission of the year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX just set a new mark for most orbital launches in a single year, breaking the company's record from 2022 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:50:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqdVcbiEDMxJgfkkT2a6Nk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 3, 2023. It was SpaceX&#039;s 62 launch of the year, breaking the company&#039;s previous record of 61, set in 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 3, 2023. It was SpaceX&#039;s 62 launch of the year, breaking the company&#039;s previous record of 61, set in 2022.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research finds that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that could interfere with radio astronomy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:33:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GtreahZhZt7huqJTiLRYzn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists used the LOFAR telescope (seen on the ground in this illustration) to measure the radiation leaking from SpaceX&#039;s network of more than 2,000 Starlink satellites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of satellites criss-crossing the night sky while a telescope sits quietly below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese scientists call for plan to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellites ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microwave jammers, mini-satellites and space lasers could all be used to scuttle Starlink ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 16:19:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N2M5U3TT7RDyBkj7yVAY3Z-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the Starlink satellite internet concept in January 2015. The fist of these satellites were launched in 2019. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:29:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Mears ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LTA6tLUZhtfU6oNJueHx7m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK satellite company will use SpaceX rockets after Russian ban ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The deal comes in the wake of the Russian demand that OneWeb guarantee not to use its satellites for military purposes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 17:04:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7kDmZ3xhbyJzx6dutcsNfG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 8, 2021]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 8, 2021]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 'American broomstick' and lands rocket at sea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starlink-american-broomstick-launch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 48 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit in the company's 10th launch in as many weeks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:18:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N2M5U3TT7RDyBkj7yVAY3Z-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 48 Starlink internet satellites launches from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida on March 9, 2022.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How will Ukraine keep SpaceX's Starlink internet service online?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ukraine-spacex-starlink-service-staying-online</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starlink internet is now active in Ukraine. But how will they keep it online? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:32:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2S2UG7CTid9ZJyupokKuLM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Geomagnetic storm sends 40 SpaceX satellites plummeting to Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The satellites were hit by the storm just one day after launch. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nzNpbB84TNvzDjsDdwgsMZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many satellites orbit Earth? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of satellites orbiting our planet is rising fast, thanks to private "megaconstellations" that pose various threats to space exploration and astronomy. But how big has the problem already become? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 May 2025 15:00:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LTA6tLUZhtfU6oNJueHx7m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The number of satellites orbiting Earth is skyrocketing, and private satellite megaconstellations like SpaceX&#039;s Starlink network are to blame.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Starlink]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Starlink satellites are involved in about 1,600 close encounters between two spacecraft in low Earth orbit every week, according to available data. That’s about 50% of all such incidents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:12:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:28:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QvPQYZTwkaXc9wySnhM5Ji-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starlink internet satellites in orbit. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and stuck a landing in a record 10th flight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 20:30:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KaVpYc5ASBuTpRfVxQJddB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites launches on a record 10th flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 9, 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites launches on a record 10th flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 9, 2021.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX rocket launches another 60 Starlink satellites, nails its 7th landing at sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a new batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday evening (April 28) and nailed a landing at sea to top off a successful mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:36:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fCnbqScK72jsNiGW3Hghhd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Starlink 24 mission, on April 28, 2021, at 11:44 p.m. EDT (0344 April 29 GMT).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on the Starlink 24 mission, on April 28, 2021, at 11:44 p.m. EDT (0344 April 29 GMT).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Debris from SpaceX rocket launch falls on farm in central Washington ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A piece of debris from a SpaceX launch has turned up on someone's farm in central Washington, local authorities reported Friday (April 2). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:24:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hweitering@space.com (Hanneke Weitering) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanneke Weitering ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WushwQ4qMrCHUWJDmw8kBA-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This pressure vessel, which came from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, fell onto a farm in central Washington, local authorities reported April 2, 2021. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This pressure vessel, which came from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, fell onto a farm in central Washington, local authorities reported April 2, 2021. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites and lands rocket at sea ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starlink-12-internet-satellites-launch.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX delivered its 13th batch of Starlink satellites to orbit Tuesday (Oct.6), following a two-week delay due to bad weather. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:59:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nzNpbB84TNvzDjsDdwgsMZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX delays next Starlink satellite fleet launch due to bad weather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX postponed the launch of a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites today (Sept. 28) due to bad weather at the mission's Florida launch site. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:57:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/khodnvizxuHG9RobVvoJxe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites stands atop Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida during a Sept. 28, 2020 launch attempt. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink internet satellites stands atop Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida during a Sept. 28, 2020 launch attempt. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starlink-12-internet-satellites-launch-webcast.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX will launch 60  Starlink satellites into orbit today (Sept. 28) and you can watch it live here. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:31:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dDRnRbACfsZSwdVALKdg9N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sept. 28, 2020.Shown here: A different Falcon launches the Starlink 11 mission on Sept. 3 from the same pad.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites from Pad 39A of NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Sept. 28, 2020.Shown here: A different Falcon launches the Starlink 11 mission on Sept. 3 from the same pad.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX boat catch falling payload fairing in giant net (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spacex-rocket-payload-fairing-catch-video-starlink-11.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX just plucked another payload fairing out of the sky, and you can see video of the dramatic cosmic catch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:26:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YhzxYQroLyrHayGePMwhD8-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Elon Musk via Twitter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The net-equipped SpaceX boat GO Ms. Tree catches a Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Aug. 18, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The net-equipped SpaceX boat GO Ms. Tree catches a Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Aug. 18, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX satellites keep wrecking images of comet NEOWISE ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The comet NEOWISE is visible in the dawn sky right now, but photographers are facing a new challenge when they try to capture it: the SpaceX fleet of Starlink satellites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:24:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zVhnPwSthkgsWcRPPD8LeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Comet NEOWISE seen in the night sky at Jaufenpass in South Tyrol, Itlay.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Comet NEOWISE seen in the night sky at Jaufenpass in South Tyrol, Itlay.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX to launch Starlink and BlackSky satellites into orbit today. Here's how to watch live. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starlink-internet-satellites-july-2020-launch-webcast.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX will launch its tenth set of Starlink internet satellites into orbit today (July 8) and you can watch it live online. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:02:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BXDiamNuUHngNaaY4RYpdb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three Canadian Radarsat satellites stands ready to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket&#039;s first stage will launch a new Starlink mission from Florida on July 8, 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three Canadian Radarsat satellites stands ready to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The rocket&#039;s first stage will launch a new Starlink mission from Florida on July 8, 2020.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to watch SpaceX launch 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/watch-spacex-starlink-6-satellite-constellation-launch-webcast.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit on a used rocket today (April 22) and you can watch it all live online. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:18:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7qdy6BktQ6YwLWzuUPxm7i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket making its fourth trip to space launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket making its fourth trip to space launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2019.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's Why Astronomers Are So Worried About SpaceX's Planned 'Megaconstellation' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX put 60 bright satellites in space May 23, and astronomers are sounding the alarm about the eventual 12,000-strong Starlink constellation SpaceX plans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 17:20:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vVV77Y6GyzLCpBkEcoRbXg-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[copyright Marco Langbroek via SatTrackBlog]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html&quot;&gt;a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden&lt;/a&gt;, the Netherlands on May 24, 2019, just one day after SpaceX launched 60 of the Starlink internet communications satellites into orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html&quot;&gt;a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden&lt;/a&gt;, the Nethe]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from &lt;a href=&quot;https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html&quot;&gt;a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden&lt;/a&gt;, the Nethe]]></media:title>
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