SpaceX is preparing one of the largest orbital reshuffles in the short history of commercial spaceflight, lowering the paths ...

SpaceX is embarking on one of the most sweeping reshuffles of its Starlink broadband network since the first satellites went ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink is set to lower about 4,400 of its satellites from roughly 550 km to 480 km in 2026 as part of a major reconfiguration aimed ...

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, plans to lower around 4,400 satellites from approximately 550 km to 480 km ...

On New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, vice president of Starlink engineering at SpaceX, announced that the company will lower ...

Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies ...

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SpaceX has announced plans to shift a significant portion of its Starlink satellite constellation into lower orbits by 2026.

SpaceX's Starlink is lowering all satellites from 550 km to 480 km throughout 2026 to boost orbital safety and reduce ...

Recent analysis of Cassini spacecraft data shows Saturn’s moon Titan likely lacks a global subsurface ocean, revealing a high ...

The concept would not rely on traditional single-target interceptors but instead would attempt to flood Starlink's operating altitudes with hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets. By ...

Applying Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) architecture could better protect orbital data centers. Credit: Christopher Bowns via Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 2.0 Low Earth orbit is undergoing ...