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Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-14 15:31:20

How many satellites are in space? There are thousands of satellites in the sky above us at this moment, orbiting Earth. Satellites have many uses for the government, military, and even civilians. They provide us with the ability to have things like Internet access, television, GPS, and much more. They also have scientific purposes such as Earth and space observation and provide the means for high-level technology development. More than half of the 4,550 satellites orbiting Earth are used for com

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Rocket Report: NASA finally working on depots, Air Force tests new ICBM

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-14 22:00:45

Welcome to Edition 8.05 of the Rocket Report! One of the most eye-raising things I saw this week was an online update from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center touting its work on cryogenic propellant management in orbit. Why? Because until recently, this was a forbidden research topic at the space agency, as propellant depots would obviate the need for a large rocket like the Space Launch System. But now that Richard Shelby is retired... As always, we welcome reader submissions, and if you don'

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8 Best Video Doorbell Cameras (2025): Smart, Battery, AI, Budget, and Subscription-Free

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-12-17 06:30:00

Other Video Doorbells to Consider I've tested several other video doorbells. These are the ones that narrowly missed out on a place above. Photograph: Simon Hill Doro Hemma Doorbell for £150: A simplified smart doorbell for seniors is a solid idea, and Swedish maker Doro gets plenty right with the Hemma. It is a battery-powered doorbell that’s easy to install and use, offering a 1440 x 1440-pixel resolution with a decent frame rate (30 fps), local recording via microSD card, and a plug-in rin

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Space Force’s Secretive X-37B Is Returning to Space With New Tech

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-12-21 21:55:45

Just a few months after wrapping up its seventh test flight in orbit, Space Force’s experimental vehicle known as X-37B is ready for another go. For its upcoming mission, the spaceplane will test new technologies meant to bolster military capabilities in space, such as a navigational sensor that could replace GPS. The U.S. Space Force is set to launch the Boeing-built orbital test vehicle, designated as OTV-8, on August 21 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

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Netgear launches its most affordable Wi-Fi 7 mesh system

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 02:32:34

Netgear has launched its most affordable Wi‑Fi 7 mesh system yet, the Orbi 370. The headline price is $350 for a router and two satellites, which is extremely competitive. A quick look at the specs, however, reveals several trade‑offs that make the lower cost possible. The company says the Orbi 370 is “designed for customers with moderately demanding Wi‑Fi needs,” claiming the system’s total bandwidth is 5 Gbps. However, since it carries only a 2.5‑gigabit internet port, the maximum speed to a

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Startup aims to beam sunlight from space using mirrors

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-22 11:56:00

Forward-looking: A California startup is looking to space to solve the limits of ground-based solar power. Reflect Orbital is developing a constellation of satellites with giant Mylar mirrors to beam sunlight back to Earth after dark – an idea that offers bold potential but faces steep engineering hurdles. At the heart of Reflect Orbital's project are its Mylar mirrors. Each satellite will unfurl a 33-by-33-foot sheet of lightweight polyester film known for its durability and reflectivity. The

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Netgear’s new Wi-Fi 7 mesh system is its most affordable yet

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-22 21:30:00

Netgear has launched the Orbi 370, the latest and most affordable addition to its Wi-Fi 7 mesh router portfolio. At $349.99 for a three-pack (which includes a router and two satellites), it costs a fraction of the price of Netgear’s other Wi-Fi 7 systems, like the high-end Orbi 870 and 970, or the $999.99 Orbi 770 series it released last year. A two-pack containing a router and a single satellite is available for $249.99 for those in smaller households, and additional Orbi 370 satellites can be

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers, Interest Restarts on Friday. Should You Move to IBR Now?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-23 05:30:00

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you have until the end of the week before interest will begin accruing on your loans. The change doesn't mean you have to switch repayment plans yet, but it could be a good time to make a plan. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced interest would resume for the nearly 8 million borrowers on the Saving on a Valuabl

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The 26 best Nintendo Switch games in 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-24 18:01:26

Multiplayer: N | Year released: 2023 I can recommend Cocoon to anyone that plays video games, and plenty who don’t. Cocoon is the debut game from Geometric Interactive, a studio founded by former Playdead employees Jeppe Carlsen and Jakob Schmid. You play as a beetle, navigating a strange land filled with (and contained within) orbs. The controls are incredibly simple: Move with an analog stick and interact with a single button. The complexity comes from the environment, the narrative from exp

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers, You Have Only a Few Days Left Before Interest Restarts. Should You Move to IBR?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-25 12:30:03

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you have about a week left to switch repayment plans before interest will begin accruing on your loans. But although interest payments will kick in, the change doesn't mean you have to switch repayment plans yet. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced that on Aug. 1 interest would resume for the nearly 8 million bo

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I Tried Orb, a New Internet Speed Test. It Might Be the Best I've Ever Used

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 06:30:00

Internet speed tests aren't just for people who obsess over their internet speeds. When my friends or parents are experiencing an inevitable home internet slowdown, I recommend always starting with a speed test. I've tested and used dozens of internet speed tests. The market is pretty saturated with them. Ideally, the best internet speed test diagnoses your bandwidth blues as simply as possible -- no ads, no extra features you can't make sense of, and no slowing down your Wi-Fi. Speed tests are

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SpaceX Has the Nerve to Be Mad About a Competitor’s Massive Satellites Littering Earth Orbit

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-01 11:55:20

Despite owning more than half of the satellites currently in low Earth orbit, SpaceX is complaining about AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird constellation and how it’ll introduce added risks. In a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX raised concerns that AST SpaceMobile poses a threat to the sustainability of low Earth orbit. Elon Musk’s space venture accused the Texas startup of underestimating collision risks in space and whether its satellites pose a threat to people on

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers: You Don't Have to Move to IBR by Aug. 1, but You May Want to: Here's How to Decide

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 15:03:24

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you have just over a week left to switch repayment plans before interest will begin accruing on your loans on Aug. 1. While you can't avoid interest, it also may not make sense for you to switch payment plans just yet. Earlier this month, the Department of Education announced that interest would resume for the nearly 8 million borrow

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I found a video doorbell that records in 2K - and it comes with zero monthly fees

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-02 23:00:16

Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell ZDNET's key takeaways The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell is available for $189. The doorbell comes in wired and wireless installations, communicates reliably, and includes a preinstalled 32GB microSD card for local storage to bypass subscription fees. Although it has a 2K resolution, the image is so wide angle that objects look distorted. $149.99 at Amazon Video doorbells are among the best ways to start your smart home journey. They are easy to use and often easy

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The United States withdraws from UNESCO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 20:09:49

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The United States Withdraws from UNESCO

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-05 02:09:49

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The ‘Hail Mary’ That Saved NASA’s Juno Camera From Jupiter’s Radiation Hell

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-05 06:26:35

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which launched in 2011 to investigate Jupiter’s origin and evolution, travels through the solar system’s most intense planetary radiation fields. When the spacecraft’s JunoCam—a color, visible-light camera—began to suffer the consequences in December 2023, the mission team back on Earth had to think of a remote fix before they lost their chance to photograph the Jovian moon, Io. A relatively simple process was ultimately what enabled the long-distance save: heating the i

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers Have Less Than 2 Weeks Before Interest Restarts. Here's What to Do

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 17:55:03

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, you may feel pressured to switch to a new repayment before interest payments restart on Aug. 1. Although we know that you'll eventually have to move off this payment plan, you're not required to make any moves before August. In some cases, it might be better to remain in the general forbearance. Earlier this month, the Department of

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SAVE Student Loan Borrowers Are Up Against an Aug. 1 Deadline. Here's What Experts Suggest

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 15:00:26

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET If you're a student loan borrower enrolled in SAVE, do you have to switch to a new repayment before interest payments restart in August? That's the question on millions of borrowers' minds, but the answer depends on your forgiveness options and financial situation. "It's crucial for borrowers to act based on their own personal situation," said Elaine Rubin, a student loan policy exper

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Astronomers use colors of trans-Neptunian objects to track ancient stellar flyby

news.ycombinator.com Evan Gough 2026-01-04 16:26:14

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: This artist's illustration shows two trans-Neptunian objects in the distant reaches of the solar system. New research examines how a stellar flyby in the early solar system set TNOs on their unusual orbits. Credit: Southwest Research Institute Trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) are some of our solar system's lesser-known

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HomeKit Weekly: ThorBolt X1 might be the best value home key lock with built-in Thread support

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2026-01-09 02:00:00

If you’re buying a HomeKit door lock in 2025 and it doesn’t support home key, keep moving. The tap to unlock experience with iPhone or Apple Watch is the feature that makes smart locks feel like a major upgrade over a physical key or even unlocking via the Home app. It’s fast, reliable, and once you get used to it, there’s no going back. The ThorBolt X1 checks all the boxes for a great HomeKit lock and brings a few nice surprises for under $150k. Some of my favorite gear Abode Home Security Sys

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We Almost Lived in a Timeline Where ‘Morbius’ Was Made by ‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-09 21:03:29

Marvel’s perpetually delayed Blade movie, which took on new life as the costuming for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, may never see the light of day. But it’s worth remembering we did already get a vampire movie centered on a Marvel character: a certain Dr. Michael Morbius. Midsommar and Hereditary director Ari Aster has now confirmed that at one point, he was asked to direct the Spider-Man spin-off movie, and the mind reels at what might have been. In a recent interview on Semafor’s Mixed Signals podc

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Do Student Loan Borrowers in SAVE Need to Do Anything Before Aug. 1?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-12 15:00:07

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET As the old adage goes, the only constant student loan borrowers enrolled in SAVE have experienced over the past two years is a perpetual state of change. Last week, the Department of Education announced that interest would resume for the nearly 8 million borrowers in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan on Aug. 1. That gives borrowers roughly two weeks to decide if they want to mov

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Astronomers Discover Potential Dwarf Planet Lurking Way Beyond Pluto

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-14 16:20:44

Astronomers in Japan have spotted a distant object orbiting the Sun far beyond Neptune, pointing to an extraordinary event that took place during the earliest years of the solar system. Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope, perched atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii, to make the discovery. They observed a small object orbiting at a farthest distance of 252 AU from the Sun, in which one astronomical unit equals the average distance between the Sun and Earth. Scientists gave it the formal designat

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Student Loan Update: Here's What SAVE Borrowers Should Do Before Aug. 1

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-18 15:45:00

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET Starting on Aug. 1, borrowers who are enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan will begin accruing interest charges on their loan balances. The Department of Education is encouraging borrowers to pick a new payment plan, but you also have the option to leave your loans where they are. The Department of Education "urges all borrowers in the SAVE plan to quickly transition to

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Interest Restarts for SAVE Student Loans on Aug. 1. Should You Switch to Another Payment Plan by Then?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-19 09:45:03

Interest will restart for SAVE borrowers whose loans remain in a general forbearance on Aug. 1. Viva Tung/CNET Starting on Aug. 1, borrowers who are enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan will begin accruing interest charges on their loan balances. The Department of Education is encouraging borrowers to pick a new payment plan, but you also have the option to leave your loans where they are. The Department of Education "urges all borrowers in the SAVE plan to quickly transition to

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Secretive Chinese Satellite Emerges in Surprising Orbit After 6-Day Vanishing Act

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-20 16:55:33

Nearly a week after launch, space tracking systems were able to locate a mysterious satellite parked in an unusually low orbit. China launched the experimental satellite to test new technologies, but it’s still unclear exactly what it’s doing in its unique inclination. Shiyan-28B 01 launched on July 3 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, riding on board a Long March 4C rocket. The satellite is part of China’s experimental Shiyan series, reportedly designed for exploration of the space envi

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I replaced my Ring doorbell with this subscription-free option - with one concern

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-01-21 02:04:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Lorex 2K Wi-Fi video doorbell is available for $189. The doorbell comes in wired and wireless installations, communicates reliably, and includes a preinstalled 32GB microSD card for local storage to bypass subscription fees. Although it has a 2K resolution, the image is so wide angle that objects look distorted. $199.99 at Amazon Video doorbells are among the best ways to start your smart home journey. They are easy to use and often easy to install, and provide much-

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Discord's virtual Orbs currency is now available for everyone to earn

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-21 16:00:43

Discord has begun rolling out its in-app Orbs currency to everyone. In conjunction with the platform's Quest system, users can earn Orbs by watching ads on Discord. You can then use the currency to purchase exclusive drip for your profile, including badges, effects and avatars. It's also possible to exchange Orbs for three-day Nitro credits and anything else you can buy on the Discord Shop. Sometimes developers will also offer the currency in exchange for simply trying out their game, or comple

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Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2026-01-21 16:00:00

After announcing in late May that the platform would be experimenting with a new virtual reward system, Discord is now launching it to the public. The aim of the rewards, called Orbs, is to get people to click on more interactive ads. Users earn Orbs after completing Quests, which involve interacting with ads for products or games to get virtual items. Users can redeem Orbs for digital items in Discord’s Shop, like a three-day Nitro credit, an Orb-themed profile badge, profile effects, avatar d

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I found a video doorbell that records in 2K - and it comes with zero monthly fees

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