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Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation continues to grow. Twenty-four more Project Kuiper satellites took flight on Monday (Oct. 13), lifting off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 9:58 p.m. EDT (0158 GMT on Oct. 14). Launch was originally scheduled for Thursday evening (Oct. 9), but SpaceX pushed that back by four days. …

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests. The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of satellites in Earth orbit were forced to perform more than 10 collision-avoidance maneuvers per month, that percentage had risen sevenfold by early 2025, to 1.4%. …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 SpaceX and Amazon are driving a massive increase in satellite launches, leading to more space debris. 🌍 Concerns about atmospheric pollution are mounting due to metals released by burning satellites. The risk of a Kessler syndrome grows as satellite collisions could create a cascade of space debris. ⚠️ The potential for satellites to fall from orbit …

Science and maintenance work continued this week aboard the International Space Station, but updates regarding those activities have been all but halted by the U.S. government shutdown. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui’s social media posts were the exception… Orbital observation Expedition 73 flight engineer Kimiya Yui of JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) saw not one but two typhoons this week …

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth, with up to four burning up in the atmosphere each day, according to space trackers. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told EarthSky that he has recorded “an average of between one to two Starlink satellites deorbiting each day in 2025.” That number, he said, could climb …

I am so happy for the arrival of the AirPods Pro 3. I had been hanging on to my original Pro 2 models from 2022, and they had seen better days. In fact, I think AirPods are one of the best products Apple has ever shipped. Because I take them everywhere, I love having a case that makes them easier …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA and SpaceX successfully elevated the orbit of the ISS with a 15-minute Draco thruster burn. 🛰️ The reboost capability reduces U.S. dependence on Russian technology for maintaining the ISS orbit. 📅 The next Soyuz crew mission is scheduled for November 2025, marking a significant international collaboration. 🔧 The ISS is facing challenges with aging infrastructure …

A new private spacecraft aims to help the U.S. military get key supplies where they’re needed, and fast. On Wednesday (Oct. 1), the California-based company Inversion unveiled Arc, a vehicle designed to serve as an orbital storehouse and superfast delivery system for mission-critical gear, getting it anywhere on Earth in less than an hour. “With massive cross-range to cover great …

Helen DrewPolitics London BBC The pupils at a Croydon girls’ school have built a satellite A south London school is on track to become the first all-girls school in the world to send a satellite into space. The independent Croydon High School has designed and built a working satellite which they aim to launch into low-Earth orbit in the next …

Below the Sky/Shutterstock Starlink,a division of SpaceX, provides satellite internet around the world. It is ideal for those who live in rural areas as connection speeds are often improved over what local companies offer. It’s also useful for travelers who want to take their internet with them on the road. Instead of …