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May 19, 2026, 01:01 PM - 7 min read
A surge in rocket launches is filling orbit with satellites built from tougher, more heat-resistant materials—and when they fall back to Earth, they aren't always burning up the way we expect.
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May 17, 2026, 02:50 PM - 6 min read
Landing on the Moon can disturb its environment. Unlike Earth, the Moon has no biodiversity, climate as we typically think of it, or oceans. But it does have its own active environment. While the Moon may seem unchanging and indestructible, it is surprisingly sensitive to human activity.
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December 8, 2025, 09:23 PM - 7 min read
The debris will cause problems for all space launch agencies and private companies, as there is a limit to our ground-based tracking and warning abilities. This makes addressing the global governance of space critical.
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October 23, 2024, 10:42 AM - 5 min read
A large communications satellite, Intelsat 33e, has fragmented in orbit, adding to the growing problem of space debris and raising concerns about the increasing congestion in Earth's orbital neighbourhood.
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