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America Acknowledges for the First Time: It Has Deployed Weapons In Space (slashdot.org)

2026-09-18 | by Posted | tags: america, weapons in space, space deployment

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Satellites Reveal America’s Top 15 Methane Super-Emitters (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-17 | tags: methane emissions, satellites, oil and gas basins

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The US Put Weapons in Space. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: us air force, space weapons, satellites

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US military confirms it launched space weapons into Earth’s orbit (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-15 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: u.s. space force, troy meink, space weapons

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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by Bernd Debusmann Jr | tags: us space force, space weapons, satellites

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For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: us military, space control weapons, space force

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Planet Labs built the largest Earth-imaging satellite fleet (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-08 | get Celestron Regal M2 80ED spotting scope → | tags: planet labs, earth-imaging satellites, pelican

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Extreme Drought Has Shrivelled New Mexico’s Largest Reservoir Down to Just 1.4% (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-04 | get LifeStraw Home water filter pitcher → | tags: new mexico, nasa, imaging satellites

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SpaceX and Rivals Dodge Traffic as Satellites, Debris Crowd Low-Earth Orbit (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-30 | get Celestron NexStar 130SLT telescope → | tags: spacex, low-earth orbit, satellites

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Data centers in space could be a new frontier for insurers — if they can price the risk (cnbc.com)

2026-08-14 | by Contessa Brewer | tags: spacex, blue origin, google

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Stowaway – Take the window seat on any plane or satellite overhead (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: satellites, webgl 2, javascript

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Europe finalizes plans for its 'sovereign' Starlink competitor (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Mariella Moon | tags: constellation, european, past

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SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will be better than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: carriers, mobile, satellites

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Greece is using thermal satellites to spot wildfires before people do (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: detect, fires, greece

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SpaceX reveals how Starlink Mobile plans to take on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: starlink, spacex, echo star

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Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: spacex, elon musk, starlink

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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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NASA’s New 3D Model Shows the Earth Is a Lumpy Mess (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Javier Carbajal | tags: nasa, geoid, gravity satellites

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SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink's next-gen satellites (engadget.com)

2026-07-24 | by Mariella Moon | tags: spacex, starship, starlink

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Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: private mission, communication satellites, satellite lifespan

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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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Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: pulsar, satellite, satellites

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Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low Earth orbit are making a comeback (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-16 | tags: pulsar, satellite, satellites

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The US Approves Launch of Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night (wired.com)

2026-07-14 | by Javier Carbajal | tags: light, reflect, satellite

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The US Approves the Launch of a Mirror Satellite That Can Reflect Sunlight and Illuminate the Earth at Night (wired.com)

2026-07-14 | by Javier Carbajal | tags: light, reflect, satellite

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SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: flight, satellites, spacecraft

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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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SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-10 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: deliver, internet, satellite

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SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 more Starlink satellites - for 100x the bandwidth (zdnet.com)

2026-07-10 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: deliver, internet, satellite

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Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing. (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-09 | tags: just, launch, rocket