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New UK system to protect satellites against attack shows how global conflict has spilled into outer space
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New UK system to protect satellites against attack shows how global conflict has spilled into outer space

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The UK government has announced £65 million in funding for a new system called Borealis which is intended to...

Amazon to launch first batch of satellites rivaling Musk
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Amazon to launch first batch of satellites rivaling Musk

The satellites will be positioned hundreds of miles above the Earth. The US retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch Wednesday its first...

Bringing satellites into the 5G era
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Bringing satellites into the 5G era

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Global mobile communications that reliably reach every remote region, leaving no gaps on the map? Satellites play a key...

Amazon to launch first batch of Starlink-rival satellites
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Amazon to launch first batch of Starlink-rival satellites

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amazon is preparing to launch its first full batch of Project Kuiper satellites next week, marking a crucial milestone...

AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
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AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carry out search and rescue on the damaged buildings in the aftermath of an...

Novel algorithm can enhance modeling for autonomous vehicles, robotics and satellites
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Novel algorithm can enhance modeling for autonomous vehicles, robotics and satellites

Procedure of LPTV system identification. Credit: IEEE Access (2025). DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3537086 Researchers at Kumamoto University have made a significant advance in the field...

Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide
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Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide

A small number of Starlink dishes are sprining up on houses in the capital, but vendors say take-up is slow. Less than a...

Engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine that can power tiny satellites
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Engineers develop a fully 3D-printed electrospray engine that can power tiny satellites

MIT engineers have demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The device, which would be ideal for enabling small satellites to make...

Artificial solar eclipse: Why are satellites trying to block the sun? | Space News
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Artificial solar eclipse: Why are satellites trying to block the sun? | Space News

When you see a solar eclipse, you often think of the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, then temporarily blocking the...