An out-of-control satellite has fallen to Earth, nearly three decades after it launched. The ERS-2 satellite, which served as an observation platform after launching in 1995, landed in the Pacific ...
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What Happens When Starlink Satellites Re-Enter Earth's Atmosphere? Is the Ozone Layer at Risk?
In 2025, around 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burnt up upon descent. These artificial meteor showers, visible across the globe, have raised concerns about their ...
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has scored a landmark success on its 10th test flight. On Aug. 26, 2025, the 400-foot booster launched flawlessly, completed hot-stage separation, and deployed eight dummy ...
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Satellite reentry can release nitrogen oxides and alumina, impacting the ozone layer and stratosphere. Alternatives like Design for Non-Demise and controlled reentry aim to reduce environmental and ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/David Ducross On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere ...
A defunct European Space Agency satellite the size of a school bus came crashing down to Earth on Wednesday over the North Pacific Ocean, more than a decade after the spacecraft finished its mission ...
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One way to cut satellite pollution: build satellites that never break
Low Earth orbit is filling up fast, and the industry’s default response has been to treat satellites as disposable hardware ...
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Burn or bury? Study backs satellite ‘non-demise’ design to limit ozone damage
New findings indicate that the current "Design for Demise" protocol for satellites is creating a secondary environmental ...
Space Forge said Dec. 31 it generated plasma aboard its first satellite, a milestone the British startup says shows it can create and maintain conditions needed to produce valuable semiconductor ...
This is all part of the plan: ‘Design for Demise’ is a standard concept for making satellites that break apart upon reentry, ...
A fiery spectacle over the southeastern United States on Saturday night left observers puzzled, with many mistaking the fireball for the annual Ursid meteor shower. Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell of ...
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