Earth Orbit

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  SpaceX Launches 26 New Starlink Satellites, Expands Global Internet Network

  SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites on June 12 from California, expanding its broadband network beyond 7,600 active units. The mission marked the 72nd Falcon 9 launch of 2025, with 53 supporting Starlink. Booster B1081, reused for the 15th time, landed safely on a droneship, reinforcing SpaceX’s continued dominance in satellite deployment and ...

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  Solar Orbiter Captures First-Ever Close-Up of Sun’s South Pole, Revealing Magnetic Field Chaos

  In a historic first, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has imaged the Sun’s elusive south pole, exposing a tangle of magnetic fields and solar winds. The mission marks a major leap in understanding space weather and the 11-year solar cycle that influences Earth’s environment.

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  Video: Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reveals Sun's South Pole For The First Time

  The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its 11-year cycle of activity and the solar wind.

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  NASA Study Confirms Solar Storms Prematurely Ended Starlink Satellite's Lifespan

  A recent study, backed by NASA, reveals that solar storms are causing Starlink satellites to reenter Earth's atmosphere much faster than anticipated. Analysing data from hundreds of Starlink deorbit events between 2020 and 2024, researchers found that heightened geomagnetic activity drastically increases atmospheric drag, leading to quicker orbital...

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  NASA Slightly Raises Odds of Asteroid Hitting the Moon in 2032 After Updated JWST Data

  NASA has revised the 2032 impact odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon to 4.3%, up from 3.8%, based on new data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Though once feared for its high Earth impact risk, scientists now say it poses no threat and offers critical insights for future planetary defense strategies.

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  Lucknow To Low Earth Orbit: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Heads to Space Lab

  India is all set to send its second astronaut into space, nearly four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma made history in 1984. This time, the mission is not with Russia but in collaboration with the US, under the Indo-US Axiom-4 mission.

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  Solar Storms Are Causing Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites To Fall From The Sky

  The study revealed that geomagnetic storms caused by the Sun's eruptions increased atmospheric drag, causing satellites to re-enter faster than expected.

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  NASA Captures Mars Volcano Twice The Height Of Earth's Tallest Peaks

  Arsia Mons is roughly twice as tall as Earth's largest volcano, Mauna Loa, located in Hawaii.

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  Discovery Of Small Star Giving Birth To Huge Planet Leaves Scientists Puzzled

  TOI-6894 is roughly 240 light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo and is the smallest-known star to host a large planet.

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  SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites from California Using Veteran Falcon 9 Booster

  SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 4 using a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission marked booster B1063’s 26th successful flight and a key milestone in SpaceX’s reusability efforts. The satellites will soon join the Starlink constellation, which comprises over 7,600 active i...

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  Rocket Lab Launches Private Earth-Observing Satellite Toward Orbit for BlackSky

  Rocket Lab launched BlackSky’s Gen-3 satellite to a 470-km orbit aboard its Electron rocket on June 2. The mission, part of a four-launch series, marked Electron’s 65th flight and reinforced its role in commercial space. The Gen-3 satellite will enhance Earth's imaging with AI-powered analytics for defence, commercial, and humanitarian applicat...

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  3 'City-Killer' Asteroids Could Strike Earth In Weeks, Say Scientists

  The study highlights the threat posed by three space rocks-named 2020 SB, 524522, and 2002 CL1-which currently share an orbit with Venus.

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  NDTV Decodes Starlink: Behind Elon Musk's Satellite-Based Internet Service

  Elon Musk's Starlink offers high-speed, low-latency satellite-based internet services around the world, and is now coming to India. What is it? How does it work?

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  China Launches AI-Powered Satellite Constellation to Build Space Supercomputer

  On May 14, China launched the first 12 satellites of its Three-Body Computing Constellation, an ambitious project led by ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab. Set to include 2,800 satellites with a combined capacity of 1,000 peta operations per second, this space-based AI network uses natural cooling in orbit and high-speed laser communications. Designed to ...

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  As Satellite Numbers Soar, Experts Warn Earth's Space May Soon Hit Its Limit

  Experts predict that the number of active satellites could climb to 100,000 before stabilising.