The idea that the night sky will one day cease to exist as mankind has known it for thousands of years sounds like science fiction. Yet that's what many astronomers and scientific institutions are now saying. The meteoric rise of satellites in low Earth orbit could make the dark night with its thousands of stars disappear in a few years. And if ...
Europe has taken a bold step to catch up in the space race. On October 7, 2025, in Rome, the Space Smart Factory — the largest satellite manufacturing facility in Europe — was inaugurated. The plant is intended to compete with the United States and China in producing satellites at scale. Built by Thales Alenia Space in partnership with the Ital...
The US government recently issued an executive order forcing Elon Musk, a prominent businessman and founder of SpaceX, to shut down the Starlink satellite system in areas occupied by Russia. This order was issued in order to prevent the Russian military from being able to use Starlink for potential military purposes. Starlink, a SpaceX projec...
