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Starlink satellites burn up, creating artificial meteor showers—but they release aluminum oxide, potentially damaging Earth’s ...

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Climate change is altering conditions in near-Earth space, which could limit the number of satellites that can reliably ...

SpaceX launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities, from Cape Canaveral on Sunday ...

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Starlink satellites have a short lifespan of around five years. They are designed to deorbit and burn up to prevent space debris. Since 2019, thousands of these satellites have been launched.