By Brian Myers | Published 15 seconds ago A communications satellite made by U.S. company Boeing broke into at least 20 pieces while in orbit over the weekend, disrupting use by users on several continents and littering the sky with giant space debris. The Intelsat 33e satellite worked to provide needed high-speed communications from its … Read more
By Chris Snellgrove | Published 10 seconds ago Star Trek is worth rewatching more than most franchises because there’s always something new to discover. Case in point: Kira has always been our favorite DS9 character, and she features prominently in some of the series’ best episodes. But we might never have had access to these … Read more
For more than a decade, an abandoned piece of a Japanese rocket has been speeding uncontrolled around Earth, at risk of colliding with active satellites and causing havoc in orbit. Now a Tokyo-based startup run by a veteran of McKinsey & Co. and Japan’s Ministry of Finance is sending a spacecraft to inspect the debris, … Read more
The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the capability but that such a weapon is not currently operational. U.S. officials are analyzing the … Read more