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Orbitals Review: The Perfect Couples Co-op Game for the Switch 2 (cnet.com)

2026-09-05 | by Tyler Graham | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: orbitals, shapefarm, hazelight studios

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Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-01 | get Celestron NexStar 130SLT telescope → | tags: fermi paradox, starcloud, alpha centauri

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Starcloud raises $250 million for orbital data centers as launch options dry up (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-21 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: starcloud, spacex, starship

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The Download: threats from space mirrors and credit for AI drugs (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-21 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: space mirrors, reflect orbital, insilico medicine

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This company’s plans to deploy space mirrors could jeopardize the night sky for many (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-21 | by Jonathan O'Callaghan | tags: reflect orbital, space mirrors, kocifaj

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SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: spacex, starlink, satellite megaconstellation

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Virgin Galactic postpones its new spaceship's first commercial flight to 2027 (engadget.com)

2026-08-13 | by Mariella Moon | tags: virgin galactic, delta class, space tourism

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The FCC approved "space mirrors" that experts say could blind stargazers and disrupt wildlife (techspot.com)

2026-08-11 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: fcc, reflect orbital, space mirrors

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Scientists Warn That New Satellites Could Cause Eye Damage for People on the Ground (futurism.com)

2026-08-10 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: reflect orbital, satellite, fcc

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Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes (theverge.com)

2026-08-10 | by Georgina Torbet | tags: space mirrors, reflect orbital, znamya project

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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