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Dead NASA satellite crashes to Earth over the Sahara Desert

NASA's dead, 660-pound (300 kilograms) RHESSI spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday night (April 19) near the Sudan-Egypt border.

Space

NASA satellite crash not source of mysterious flash of light above Ukraine capital, agency claims

A blinding flash of light set off air raid alerts across Ukraine’s capital city. Officials at first thought it was a falling NASA satellite, but the space agency has said it isn’t.

LiveScience

Nasa says mysterious flash over Ukraine was not caused by its satellite

Nasa says flash seen when its satellite was still in orbit

The Independent UK

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55 Years Later, Kubrick's Sci-Fi Classic is Still the Most Scientifically Accurate Film Ever

'2001: A Space Odyssey' is one of the most scientifically well-researched films in history — and one of the most prescient.

Inverse

India is taking on China in the $447 billion space economy

NEW DELHI: India is muscling in on the increasingly lucrative business of space, taking advantage of the geopolitical isolation of China and Russia to pitch itself as a reliable alternative to SpaceX.

The Times of India

Amazon's Kuiper satellite constellation will use these sleek antennas to serve you internet

Amazon has revealed three terminals that customers might use to link up with Project Kuiper, the company's planned satellite internet program.

Space

This mysterious streak of light over California is actually an old space station antenna meeting its doom (video)

St. Patrick's Day revelers in Sacramento, California witnessed an old piece of the space station burn up in the atmosphere on March 17.

Space

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Space station discarded some trash. It rained fire in California's sky

Jeff Watters and his friends weren't sure what to think of the streaking lights that dashed across the Sacramento night sky late Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Mysterious streaks of light spotted in night sky over California

‘Mainly, we were in shock, but amazed that we got to witness it,’ spectator says

The Independent UK

Mysterious streaks of light seen in the sky over California

Mysterious streaks of light were seen in the sky in the Sacramento area Friday night, shocking St. Patrick’s Day revelers who then posted videos on social media of the surprising sight

The Independent UK

Starlink is Already Causing Hubble Headaches — and the Problem Could Get Worse

A new study found that 3-in-50 Hubble shots have a satellite photobombing them — and that number will only go up as more satellites are launched.

Inverse

Satellites like Starlink interfere with space telescopes: study

Astronomers complain that the booming number of satellites in Earth's orbit hinder their ability to study the cosmos.

Fortune

What is ‘sky trash’ and is it linked to the mystery objects shot down by US?

Nearly 2,000 balloons are launched into the sky daily, to monitor everything from the weather to specific phenomena in space

The Guardian - AU

5 Years Ago, SpaceX Launched Its Silliest Payload Yet — And It's Still in Orbit

The roadster is still out there and doesn’t appear to be on a course to cause problems in the short term.

Inverse

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60 Years Ago, Astronomers Cracked the Mystery of the Brightest Objects in the Universe

No one was sure what quasars were and how they connected to galaxies. Then it all changed.

Inverse

Space traffic is about to get worse — thanks to the U.S. military

The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites, adding to an already crowded low-Earth orbit.

Inverse

65 years ago, a street dog paved the way for human spaceflight — with a grim outcome

A Soviet street dog went up to space, but the USSR was ill-prepared for her stay in space.

Inverse

55 years ago, Russia changed spaceflight forever — and lied about it a little

The Venera 4 mission sent a probe into Venus' atmosphere, but played loose with whether or not it actually survived a landing.

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Inverse

65 years ago, astronomy's most colorful character made a bold interplanetary claim

Dark matter discoverer Fritz Zwicky claimed to fire small pellets beyond Earth. But the truth is much murkier.

ABC News

SpaceX spacecraft fragments to be collected from NSW Snowy Mountains farms to be stored, sent overseas

The Australian Space Agency has begun to collect pieces of spacecraft fragments from the NSW Snowy Mountains, some of which will be sent to the US.

Inverse

65 years ago, “simple satellite” Sputnik redefined space science — and sent a sinister message

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union transformed into a race to dominate not only Earth but also space.

The Guardian - AU

Chinese rocket re-entry: suspected debris lands in Malaysia and Indonesia

Charred ring of metal five metres in diameter found in Kalimantan and smaller piece discovered in Sarawak, Malaysia

The Guardian - UK

As more space junk falls to Earth, will China clean up its act?

Parts of a 23-tonne piece of rocket will come crashing down – somewhere – in the next few days

Tribune News Service

Debris from a Chinese space rocket is crashing toward Earth

Debris from a Chinese rocket is set to crash to Earth some time over the next few days, with the potential for wreckage to land across a wide swathe of the globe.

Inverse

60 years ago, a military pilot made it to space — and set off a debate that rages today

Where does space begin? An experimental military program brought several pilots into a gray area. It also sparked the commercial sector's growth.

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