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Hughesnet Files for Bankruptcy After Bleeding Customers to Starlink (cnet.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Supan | tags: hughesnet, starlink, low earth orbit

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Errant SpaceX rocket stage set to smash into the moon at 5,400 mph, seven times the speed of sound — NASA and South Korean orbiters prepare to track 3-ton TNT impact (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Jowi Morales | tags: spacex, moon impact, lunar orbiter

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Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: ars pro, ars orbiting hq, ars technica

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Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: nasa, katalyst, link spacecraft

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Amazon wants to deploy 5,105 satellites for its direct-to-mobile service (engadget.com)

2026-07-27 | by Jackson Chen | tags: amazon leo, spacex, satellite constellation

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The Type of Orbital Data Centers That Billionaires Want to Launch Into Space Would Wreak Ecological Catastrophe, Scientists Warn (futurism.com)

2026-07-27 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: orbital data centers, elon musk, jeff bezos

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Physicists turn particles in chaotic orbits into liquid computers — but this fluid hardware still trails memristor rivals (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-26 | by Luke James | tags: liquid computers, memristor reservoirs, chaotic orbits

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Environmental Orgs Say Space-Based Data Centers Could Violate Federal Law (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: space-based data centers, orbital data centers, federal law

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The most advanced robotic servicing satellite–that we know about (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: northrop grumman, mission robotic vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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This is the world's most advanced robotic servicing satellite—that we know about (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: northrop grumman, mission robotic vehicle, spacex falcon 9

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Some of Our Favorite Brain-Boosting Toys for Kids of All Ages (wired.com)

2026-07-24 | by Chris Haslam | tags: midi sequencer, lego smart play system, nfc tags

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Private Mission Launches To Extend Life of Out-of-Gas Communication Satellites (slashdot.org)

2026-07-23 | tags: northrop grumman, spacex, mrv

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for July 23, #1860 (cnet.com)

2026-07-22 | by Gael Cooper | tags: wordle, orbit, space

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Neo Radar: A browser-based orbital mechanics engine with 41k real asteroids (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: neo radar, orbital mechanics, asteroids

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Daily briefing: How to nail an industry interview (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-20 | by Graham | tags: science photo library, fertility treatments, medrxiv

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Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-17 | tags: vikram-1, skyroot aerospace, spacex

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Can giant space mirrors boost green energy on Earth? A start-up aims to find out (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-17 | by Glickman | tags: space mirrors, reflect orbital, green energy

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Gemini gets ready to let you fine-tune its voice models (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: google gemini, android authority, voice models

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Don't lose sleep over reports of 260 Starlink satellites deorbiting (engadget.com)

2026-07-16 | by Mariella Moon | tags: starlink, spacex, orbital radar

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Short Sellers Are Having a Field Day Betting Against SpaceX as Shares Continue to Slip (futurism.com)

2026-07-16 | by Frank Landymore | tags: spacex, elon musk, ipo

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How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: centers, data centers, orbital

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Astronomers Horrified by Enormous Mirror Satellite That Reflects Sunlight Back Down to Earth at Night (futurism.com)

2026-07-15 | by Frank Landymore | tags: mirror, orbital, reflect

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Mirrors in Space? The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Worried (cnet.com)

2026-07-14 | by See Full Bio | tags: earth, light, orbital

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Astronomers Found a Hidden Swarm of Space Junk Threatening Earth’s Most Valuable Orbit (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: debris, debris geosynchronous, geosynchronous

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The first sunlight reflecting space mirror has been cleared for launch (theverge.com)

2026-07-14 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: astronomical, earth, light

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Space Mirror: The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Unimpressed (cnet.com)

2026-07-14 | by See Full Bio | tags: earth, mirrors, night

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Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-13 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: launch, musk, orbital

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FCC approves orbital space mirrors, first test satellites will launch this year — large spacecraft reflects sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-12 | by Jowi Morales | tags: orbital, project, reflect

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Show HN: Orbit – AR satellite tracker, watch 15k+ objects (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-11 | tags: chatbot, device, orbit

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FCC approves test of space mirror to light night sky (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-11 | by Aaron Boley | tags: earth, orbit, orbital