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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 …

An amazing new video shows flashes of sunlight sparkling off a batch of SpaceX satellites, with a green aurora glowing just below. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an accomplished amateur photographer, captured the stunning “train” of SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites during his recent mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The aurora was produced by solar particles slamming into Earth’s atmosphere. …

A new study looking at data from 24 years of NASA satellite surveys has found that the Earth is getting darker, and there are significant differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The team looked at data collected by the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) project, which launched its first stage in 1997. “Climate is controlled by …

Astronaut Don Pettit captured a Starlink train in Earth’s orbit. Astronaut Don Pettit splashed back down to Earth in April, and he is still “throttling down” from his six-month voyage on board the International Space Station — and that includes sifting through the troves of videos and photos he captured while in orbit. He recently shared a video on his …

Forget Starlink, Verizon Is All In on AST SpaceMobile for Satellite Phone Service  PCMag Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide cellular service from space. AST shares surge  CNBC AST SpaceMobile Stock (Ticker: ASTS): How Verizon Sent Shares Soaring  Barron’s AST SpaceMobile gains Verizon ally amid SpaceX’s direct-to-device push  SpaceNews AST SpaceMobile Is Popping on a Verizon Deal. Options Data Tells Us ASTS …

Fly over Xanthe Terra with Mars Express – YouTube Watch On If you’ve ever wanted to get lost on Mars, now’s your chance: You can fly over a maze-like canyon on the Red Planet in a stunning new video from the European Space Agency (ESA). The animation, based on data from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, brings viewers on a “mesmerising …

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 TF (red crosshairs) came about as close to Earth as the International Space Station on Wednesday (Oct. 1), evading detection until hours later. (Image credit: ESA / Las Cumbres Observatory) A small asteroid zoomed past Earth closer than most satellites last week — and astronomers didn’t notice it until hours later. The surprise asteroid encounter occurred …

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 …

T-Mobile has expanded its satellite-to-cell service to several popular apps in the US, allowing users to stay connected without cellular coverage. The Starlink-powered “T-Satellite” service now supports WhatsApp, Google Maps, X, AccuWeather, and T-Mobile’s customer service app T-Life, alongside the AllTrails, CalTopo, and onX outdoor exploration apps. T-Satellite is free on most T-Mobile subscriber plans, or can be purchased for …

For the time being, it looks like it will be the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra that Xiaomi offers globally, just like the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and smaller Xiaomi 15 before it (curr. $890 on Amazon). Currently, the Xiaomi 17 Ultra is expected to feature more advanced camera hardware than the rest of the Xiaomi 17 series. However, XiaomiTime now reports …