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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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Orbital Datacenter Plans Need an Environmental Review, FCC Told (slashdot.org)

2026-07-11 | by Posted | tags: capacity, capacity rest, human

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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

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FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Space Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate (slashdot.org)

2026-07-11 | tags: commission, orbital, public

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China Lands Rocket During an Orbital Launch For First Time (slashdot.org)

2026-07-11 | tags: casc, launch, orbit

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FCC grants approval for sun-reflecting space mirror that's been widely criticized by astronomers (engadget.com)

2026-07-10 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | tags: earth, orbital, reflect

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Co-op Game Orbitals Is a Split Fiction-Like Delight, an 'Anime You Can Play' (cnet.com)

2026-07-10 | by See Full Bio | tags: anime, game, games

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An orbiting disco ball gave Einstein’s theory its most precise test yet (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-10 | tags: black, disco, disco globe

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FCC approves giant mirror satellite designed to beam sunlight to Earth after dark (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Rob Thubron | tags: earth, orbit, orbital

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Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magnetic Field, in Orbit (futurism.com)

2026-07-09 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: arshavsky, energy, magnetic

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A Hidden Nuclear Weapon Could Already Be Orbiting Earth. This MIT Physicist Has a Plan to Find It (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-08 | get Satellite Detection Kit → | tags: aren, aren carrying, bans

103.

Superconducting Thruster Harnesses Earth's Magnetic Field In First Orbital Test (slashdot.org)

2026-07-08 | get Magnetic Field Sensor Kit → | tags: magnetic, magnetic field, magnets

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Nukes in space? Orbital detector could sniff out warheads (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-08 | by Thompson | get Space Surveillance Camera → | tags: best, best experience, browser

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Orbitals is a nostalgic hit of split-screen platforming, puzzles and '90s anime (engadget.com)

2026-07-07 | by Mat Smith | tags: anime, area, demo

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British Space Startup Launches Longevity Lab Into Orbit (wired.com)

2026-07-07 | by Isabella Ward | get SpaceX Starship Model Rocket → | tags: disordered, disordered proteins, earth

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Space Force War Game Pits 2 Satellites Against Each Other in Orbit (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-06 | get Satellite Simulation Game Kit → | tags: orbit, orbit simulated, orbital

108.

Katalyst's satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA's Swift (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-06 | get NASA Swift Satellite Model → | tags: launch, nasa, orbit

109.

Experts Say Mysterious Metallic Orbs Appear to Have Fallen From the Sky (futurism.com)

2026-07-06 | by Victor Tangermann | get Metal Detector for Beginners → | tags: earth, junk, orbit

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SpaceX vaporizes 260 Starlink satellites in six months using Earth's atmosphere — new environmental concerns emerge over burning 2,700-pound orbital data centers, FCC seeks to exempt satellites from regulations (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Etiido Uko | get Starlink Satellite Model → | tags: atmosphere, generation, satellite

111.

NASA mission to rescue the falling Swift observatory has launched (engadget.com)

2026-07-04 | by Mariella Moon | get NASA Swift Observatory Model → | tags: bursts, falling, link

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Scientists say Elon Musk’s orbital data centers could blind Earth’s biggest telescopes (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-03 | get Astronomer's Light Pollution Filter → | tags: effectively, effectively unusable, elon

113.

Amazon Leo Is Ready to Begin Limited Internet Service Later This Year (cnet.com)

2026-07-03 | by See Full Bio | get Amazon Leo Internet Starter Kit → | tags: coverage, internet, orbit

114.

Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | by Thomas Ricker | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: amazon leo, starlink, spacex

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Private space pilots are flying orbital missions for the US Space Force (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-02 | by Tim Fernholz | get NASA Space Shuttle Model → | tags: space force, true anomaly, rocket lab

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NASA Launches Space Robot to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: nasa, space robot, satellite

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NASA Struggles to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-02 | tags: nasa, multitool satellite, orbital satellite

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Show HN: Visualize Model Spikiness in 3D (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get 3D Data Visualization Tool → | tags: benchmarks, click, model

119.

The Space-Based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already In Orbit (slashdot.org)

2026-07-02 | get Satellite Data Storage Kit → | tags: spacex, starlink, orbital satellites

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Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor (theverge.com)

2026-07-02 | by Thomas Ricker | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: amazon leo, starlink, spacex