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Environment

Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem

After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This growing type of pollution could destroy ozone and form climate-warming clouds

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Space

Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million satellites?

Analysis

Satellite-filled sky

Space

SpaceX’s Starlink dodged 300,000 satellite collisions in 2025

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artist's impression of satellite in space

Space

Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions

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Space

China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for?

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An artist's impression of the satellite orbiting Earth

Space

'Knitted' satellite launching to monitor Earth's surface with radar

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Technology

Controversial satellites launching in 2026 will reflect light to Earth

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Satellites Flying Around Earth

Space

Crash clock says satellites in orbit are three days from disaster

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Space

Planned satellite launches could ruin Hubble Space Telescope images

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Space

SpaceX's Starlink and other satellites face growing threat from sun

There are now over 10,000 satellites in orbit, more than at any point in history, and this growing number is starting to reveal how solar storms could disrupt internet mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink

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Earth

How worried should we be about noxious chemicals from dead satellites?

Features

Earth

Longest lightning ‘mega-flash’ sets a shocking new record

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Environment

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

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Space

Dead NASA satellite unexpectedly emits powerful radio pulse

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