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Climate change isn’t just affecting Earth, it’s reshaping space as well. A new MIT study reveals that rising greenhouse gas ...

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Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Greenhouse ...

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft tumbled and exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, dooming an ...

A new MIT study looks at how greenhouse gases are affecting our ability to operate satellites. Here's why the results are ...

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The ongoing surge of greenhouse gas emissions in the near-Earth environment could cause dramatic declines in the number of satellites orbiting the planet by the end of the century, a new study has ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued temporary flight restrictions for both airports after SpaceX confirmed that ...

A new study warns that climate change, already posing significant challenges on Earth, could soon worsen the problem of ...