Discover how losing thousands of satellites could instantly shut down GPS, internet, banking systems, and global communications. Find out what happens when satellite debris begins raining down on ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A dramatic rise in the number of internet satellites ...

There was nothing terribly remarkable about the Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 satellites—at least not at first. Iridium was a 1,500 lb. communications satellite the U.S. launched into space in 1997; ...

SpaceX-owned Starlink is planning a massive reconfiguration of its constellation of over 4,400 satellites orbiting Earth and beaming internet to places. It's VP of engineering, Michael Nicolls, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit are de-orbiting and falling to Earth at the rate of one to two per day. If Starlink continues scaling up ...