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Satellites that light up the night sky will disturb body clocks, ecosystems, warn experts
3+ hour, 37+ min ago (450+ words) Private space companies want to launch projects that can create 'on-demand' sunlight and reduce energy demands on the planet using satellite-based data centers. But launching so many satellites has it side effects too. Proposals to launch satellites with mirrors to…...
Increasing Light Pollution: The Night Sky Brightens
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (316+ words) finway. com. ua Light Pollution on Earth is Increasing: The Night Sky is Becoming Brighter Light pollution on the planet continues to rise, as confirmed by new results from a large-scale study conducted by an international group of scientists. In…...
Connectivity in the SBE Ennes Spotlight
57+ min ago (980+ words) Home " Show News"NAB Show Dan Merwin on navigating today's telecom product and provider landscape Telecom circuits and links are critical for today's broadcast and media facilities. They'll be the focus of a talk during the "Emerging Technology" track of…...
A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (716+ words) Russia's invasion of Ukraine was widely described as the first commercial space war. Not because satellites were firing weapons, but because privately owned systems became essential to the fight. A few years later, that shift is being institutionalized. Commercial space…...
Musk, Bezos, Both Cry To Trump's FCC In Bid To Dominate Satellite Broadband
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (377+ words) Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos. And now the two billionaires are engaged in proxy fights at Trump's FCC over who'll get the honor. Amazon has responded by basically saying…...
Amazon's Starlink competitor Leo gets a new date
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (266+ words) Better late than never for the Elon Musk alternative. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company's space-internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) will "launch in mid-2026." I'm going to assume that means proper commercial availability since the company already…...
In his annual letter, Andy Jassy says Amazon's space-internet service Leo will "launch in mid-2026, after delays; Amazon has FCC approval for 3, 236 satellites
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (51+ words) Thomas Ricker / The Verge: In his annual letter, Andy Jassy says Amazon's space-internet service Leo will "launch in mid-2026, after delays; Amazon has FCC approval for 3, 236 satellites This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9: 15 AM…...
The State of Launch 2026
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (932+ words) Just this year, the space industry has announced plans for a million-satellite data center constellation, and monthly flights to the Moon. In addition, everyone wants to grow their constellations, from SDA to EO to satcom. And let's not forget about…...
Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (406+ words) But some regions are dimming due to energy-saving policies, wars and disasters. Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and…...
Space X satellites would outshine the stars
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (1114+ words) By Samantha Lawler, Aaron Boley and Hanno Rein More than 10, 000 Starlink satellites currently orbit the Earth. We see them crawling across dark skies, no matter how remote our location, and streaking through images from research telescopes. Space X recently announced…...