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Six Months After Official Deadline, 30 Fragments From ASAT Test Still in Orbit

The Wire Staff 01/11/2019

At least 28 debris fragments are being actively tracked...

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Arianespace’s Vega Rocket Launch Fails, UAE Satellite Lost

The Wire Staff 11/07/2019

After the second ignition stage, the rocket deviated from...

An ASAT weapon tested by DRDO on March 27 takes from a range in Odisha. Credit: Press Information Bureau

How Much Space Debris From India’s ASAT Test is Still in Orbit?

The Wire Staff 18/06/2019

India claimed that the debris will decay within 45...

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Why Astronomers Are Up in Arms Against SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites

Abhijeet Borkar 14/06/2019

A thousand-dozen satellites would outnumber stars visible to the...

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‘Excessive Winds’ Force SpaceX to Postpone First Launch of Starlink Satellites

Joey Roulette 16/05/2019

SpaceX said that the launch of the mission was...

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Review: Those Magnificent Women and Their Stories That Must Be Told

Jatan Mehta 29/04/2019

Minnie Vaid's new book, which profiles some of the...

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What Does India Really Hope to Gain From the ASAT Test?

Arup Dasgupta 04/04/2019

The debris aspect of the ASAT test has received...