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The Enduring Dangers of Anti-Satellite Weapons and Space Debris

ASAT tests may last only seconds, but the space debris they generate threatens satellites, astronauts, and the $1.8 trillion global space economy for decades to come. On November 4, 2025, a piece of ...
Hit Points on MSN

$1.8B SpaceX Starshield Satellites Caught Sending ‘Off-Band’ Signals, Sparking International Concerns

A Canadian astronomer's chance discovery in late 2025 has exposed a secret U.S. satellite network operating in violation of ...
Defense One

As space weapons proliferate, spy satellites are getting new duties

Satellite imaging company Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—has signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force to help run a “neighborhood watch” in space to monitor for space-based threats like rogue ...
Los Angeles Times

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

WASHINGTON — As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, ...
Ars Technica

Satellite operators will soon join airlines in using Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi

A little over a year ago, one of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft flew a team of four private astronauts to orbit on a mission that made history with the first fully commercial spacewalk. Jared ...
SunStar

PH aims to turn space tech into frontline disaster tool

THE Philippines is banking on space technology to sharpen its disaster response and strengthen data-driven governance as it hosts the 31st Asia-Pacific Regional ...