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Satellite Reentry: Aluminum and Copper Fate in Atmosphere
WASHINGTON, July 7 — A single satellite constellation could be injecting hundreds of metric tons of aluminum oxide…
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Dr. Zhenyu Tian identifies 6PPD-quinone’s toxicity in salmon
SEATTLE — Dr. Zhenyu Tian, a research scientist at the University of Washington, led the study that cracked…
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USC study quantifies aluminum oxide pollution from satellite reentries
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — The aluminium oxides that flake off satellites as they burn up on reentry…
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Satellite Replacement Cycles Drive Deorbit and Launch Costs
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — The economics of space are shifting under the weight of hardware failures. SpaceX,…
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SpaceX’s Starlink Fleet Grows to Over 6,000 Satellites
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has built the world’s largest…
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SpaceX, FCC, Environmental Groups Clash Over Satellite Deorbiting
WASHINGTON, July 7 — 5,500. That is the number of Starlink satellites SpaceX has already launched into low-Earth…
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Strong 5.3 quake rattles Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
OROTINA, Costa Rica, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 10 kilometers west-southwest of Orotina, Costa Rica,…
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Satellite Reentry Study Links Aluminum Oxides to Ozone Depletion
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — 650%. That is the figure that matters: the projected increase in aluminum oxide…
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FCC Proposes Satellite Environmental Exemption Changes
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Federal Communications Commission has not set a timeline for a final decision on…
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Starlink Satellites’ Controlled Reentry Releases Metals Into Mesosphere
LONDON, July 7 — Every few months, a constellation of Starlink satellites begins its final, deliberate fall. The…
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SpaceX Destroys 260 Starlink Satellites, Sparking Pollution Fears
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — 351 metric tons. That is the total mass of Starlink hardware that SpaceX…
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SpaceX Incinerates 260 Starlink Satellites, Sparking Pollution Worry
TOKYO, July 7 — For the past several months, a quiet but significant experiment has been playing out…
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Omsk Oil Refinery’s strategic role in Russia’s war effort revealed
OMSK, July 7 — A Ukrainian drone strike on the Omsk Oil Refinery in late January forced a…
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Elon Musk drives satellite megaconstellation boom with SpaceX, Starlink
CAPE TOWN, July 7 — For a man whose fortune is built on rockets, electric cars and satellite…
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SpaceX plans to expand Starlink from 6,000 to 42,000 satellites
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — For communities across Asia and the Pacific, the promise of reliable, high-speed internet…
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Satellite Replacement Costs: Deorbiting and New Builds Impact Markets
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — SpaceX is spending an estimated $65 million in hardware alone to deorbit 260…
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Dr. Zhenyu Tian Identified 6PPD-Quinone’s Toxicity to Salmon
TACOMA, July 7 — A single chemical, first identified in a University of Washington Tacoma lab six years…
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Scientists Warn Satellite Incineration Pollutes Stratosphere with Aluminum
ISLAMABAD, July 7 — Environmental scientists are raising fresh concerns about a hidden cost of the expanding satellite…
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Starlink Satellites Deorbited and Incinerated in Atmosphere
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — When a Starlink satellite reaches the end of its operational life, the process…
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SpaceX Vaporizes 260 Starlink Satellites, Raising Pollution Concerns
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 7 — SpaceX has intentionally deorbited and burned up 260 of its Starlink satellites over…
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SpaceX incinerates 260 Starlink satellites in first half of 2025
WASHINGTON, July 7 — Over a six-month stretch from January to June 2025, SpaceX deliberately deorbited and incinerated…
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SpaceX, FCC, Environmental Groups Clash Over Satellite Rules
WASHINGTON, July 7 — The Federal Communications Commission is edging toward a decision that will shape the commercial…
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Shani’s Water Authority reform sparks Israel’s desalination boom
JERUSALEM, July 7 — The man who pulled Israel from the brink of a decade-long water crisis was…
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Satellite Reentry Sparks Concern Over Metal Particle Pollution
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — The sky above us is changing, in ways we cannot see. On the…
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