Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites ...

Light reflected from satellites pollutes the images taken by telescopes orbiting Earth, as well as those on the ground. Without mitigations, this will only get worse. Read the paper: Satellite ...

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

Bright streaks in the night sky aren't always meteors. With more and more satellites overhead, it's getting harder to tell what you're really seeing.

SpaceX-owned Starlink is planning a massive reconfiguration of its constellation of over 4,400 satellites orbiting Earth and beaming internet to places. It's VP of engineering, Michael Nicolls, ...