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Dying SpaceX rocket creates eerily-perfect 'dashed' line in new photos. What's going on?

By Harry Baker published

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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An illustration of a satellite burning up in Earth's atmosphere

Controversial paper claims satellite 'megaconstellations' like SpaceX's could weaken Earth's magnetic field and cause 'atmospheric stripping.' Should we be worried?

By Harry Baker published

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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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 3, 2023. It was SpaceX's 62 launch of the year, breaking the company's previous record of 61, set in 2022.

SpaceX launches record-breaking 62nd orbital mission of the year

By Mike Wall published

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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An illustration of satellites criss-crossing the night sky while a telescope sits quietly below

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos

By Harry Baker published

New research finds that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that could interfere with radio astronomy.

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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.

Chinese scientists call for plan to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellites

By Ben Turner published

Microwave jammers, mini-satellites and space lasers could all be used to scuttle Starlink

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Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet system

By Laura Mears published

Reference 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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A Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket blasts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 8, 2021

UK satellite company will use SpaceX rockets after Russian ban

By Ben Turner published

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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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.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 'American broomstick' and lands rocket at sea

By Mike Wall, Tariq Malik published

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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An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. The company has won a U.S. military contract for missile-warning satellites.

How will Ukraine keep SpaceX's Starlink internet service online?

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX's Starlink internet is now active in Ukraine. But how will they keep it online?

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 60 Starlink internet satellites into space from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Oct. 6, 2020. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster.

Geomagnetic storm sends 40 SpaceX satellites plummeting to Earth

By Ben Turner published

The satellites were hit by the storm just one day after launch.

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