The Looming Risk of Too Many Satellites and Debris in Space

AI is spurring ever more data satellites in space. How humanity plans to deal with the clutter is still an open question.
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Satellites could collide and create space chaos in just 5 days, here’s how

As the number of satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) continues to surge, a new study highlights an alarming risk: a solar storm could leave satellites with only five days to avoid catastrophic ...

SpaceX: Amazon's Leo Satellite Launches Created Collision Risk

SpaceX sent the complaint to the FCC, even though the company launched some of the Amazon Leo satellites using its Falcon 9 ...

Starlink satellite breaks apart into “tens of objects”; SpaceX confirms “anomaly”

SpaceX’s Starlink division confirmed yesterday that it lost contact with a satellite on Sunday and is trying to locate space debris that might have been produced by… whatever happened there. “LeoLabs ...