SpaceX plans to lower the orbits of some of its Starlink satellites, a move the company says is intended to improve space ...

"Lowering the satellites results in condensing Starlink orbits, and will increase space safety in several ways," Nicholls said, including by "reducing the aggregate likelihood of collision." A ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Space, the California-based developer of large, high-power ...

Starlink will begin lowering the orbit of its satellite constellation in 2026, moving spacecraft currently operating at ...

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.

Daily life increasingly depends on systems of satellites orbiting Earth. As fleets proliferate, ever greater numbers of expired units will hurtle back toward the surface. Decommissioned satellites ...

One of the most important satellite launches of all time was that of Sputnik. When the Soviet satellite became the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth on October 4, 1957, space must have seemed ...

When you think of satellites, you probably think of those big finned boxes bouncing cellular signals out in orbit. They're certainly not the kind of thing you would consider a "vehicle," but it is a ...

An aurora seen from the ISS. Geomagnetic storms that create auroral displays can also affect satellite orbits and, with them, collision avoidance efforts. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — A pair of major ...

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- K2 Space, the California-based developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, today announced a $250 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation, ...