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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket grounded for 2nd time in 2 months following explosive landing failureThe 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).
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junkOn Aug. 7, a Chinese rocket broke apart in space, creating more than 300 new pieces of trackable debris.
By Mike Wall Published
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20 satellites fall from sky after catastrophic SpaceX rocket failure, triggering investigationTwenty 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.
By Harry Baker Published
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Dying SpaceX rocket creates eerily-perfect 'dashed' line in new photos. What's going on?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.
By Harry Baker Published
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Controversial paper claims satellite 'megaconstellations' like SpaceX's could weaken Earth's magnetic field and cause 'atmospheric stripping.' Should we be worried?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.
By Harry Baker Published
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SpaceX launches record-breaking 62nd orbital mission of the yearSpaceX just set a new mark for most orbital launches in a single year, breaking the company's record from 2022
By Mike Wall Published
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SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmosNew research finds that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that could interfere with radio astronomy.
By Harry Baker Published
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Chinese scientists call for plan to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellitesMicrowave jammers, mini-satellites and space lasers could all be used to scuttle Starlink
By Ben Turner Published
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Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet systemReference SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the Starlink satellite internet concept in January 2015. The fist of these satellites were launched in 2019.
By Laura Mears Published
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