satellites
Elon Musk wants to put 1 million satellites in orbit. Can Earth handle it?
[ad_1] Low Earth orbit is already getting crowded. Around 14,500 active satellites are circling Earth, and roughly two-thirds of them are run by SpaceX. Now, in filings connected to Elon...
ST Engineering to design and develop new satellites in Singapore
[ad_1] These will improve high-speed data transfer, disaster response planning and environmental monitoring[SINGAPORE] ST Engineering will design and develop a constellation of four radar satellites in Singapore, a move set...
FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites
[ad_1] The agency is also allowing the company to upgrade the satellites and operate across five frequencies[WASHINGTON] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Friday (Jan 9) that it has...
WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers
[ad_1] Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I mean, I was talking to someone before these recent layoffs who'd worked at the CDC previously and had been pretty involved in efforts to study...
Starlink satellites are already falling, and it will only get worse
[ad_1] SpaceX’s Starlink orbital internet satellites are falling out of low earth orbit at an increasingly alarming rate, with one to two satellites now reentering Earth’s atmosphere every single day....
How satellites and orbiting weapons make space the new battlefield
[ad_1] As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programming, Ukrainian viewers saw parade...
Hurricane forecasters are losing key satellites. What to know
[ad_1] About 600 miles off the west coast of Africa, large clusters of thunderstorms begin organizing into tropical storms every hurricane season. They aren’t yet in range of Hurricane Hunter...
Airplane Wi-Fi Is Now … Good?
[ad_1] Expensive and erratic, in-flight Wi-Fi has been more of a punchline than a pipeline over the past decade. But 2025 has marked a sea change for the skies: the...
Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
[ad_1] The battle of billionaires in space between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk is ready to enter a new arena: satellite internet.Amazon, the company that Mr. Bezos started as an...
Russia could share satellite tech with North Korea in exchange for troops sent to fight Ukraine, Antony Blinken says
[ad_1] North Korea could get Russian satellite tech, the US Secretary of State has warned.The tech would be in exchange for it sending troops to fight Ukraine, Antony Blinken said...
