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We asked satellite experts to fill us in on what's flying around above us and the challenges SpaceX faces as its constellation balloons to accommodate more users and orbiting data centers.

On January 30 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to one million satellites to power data centres in space. The proposal ...

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded, and scientists are warning that space may soon become too risky to manage safely. A new study published in Acta Astronautica takes on a question that could define the ...

In the last five years, the number of satellites orbiting Earth has more than doubled and will likely double again within a similar timespan, thanks to the efforts of private companies such as SpaceX.

On Monday morning, SpaceX launched one of its reusable rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying 60 satellites into space at once. It was the second payload of Starlink, its planned constellation ...

If executed at the scale, Musk's orbital data center plan could have devastating effects on the environment and the ...

The time between tracking failure and satellite collision has dropped to days, showing how fragile low Earth orbit has become.