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Space Race Heats Up: Europe’s Bid for Autonomy, Starlink’s Global Surge, and the New Era of Satellite Power / Updated: 2025, July 11th, 00:31 CET

Europe’s Space Ambitions: Breaking Free from US Launch Dominance Europe is accelerating its efforts to reduce dependence on the United States for space launches, a move driven by both strategic necessity and the explosive growth of the global space economy. In 2024, the US conducted a staggering 154 orbital launches, while Europe managed only three—a…
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Space in Crisis and Glory: NASA Shakeup, Starlink Expansion & Buck Moon Spectacle! / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:01 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 From lunar marvels to leadership shakeups, the global space sector faces pivotal moments in science, technology, and policy. The Buck Moon Rises: A Celestial Spectacle for July 2025 What Is the Buck Moon and Why Is It Special This Year? On July 10, 2025, skywatchers across the globe will witness…
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Did a Space Rock Just Slam Into Saturn? Inside the Global Race to Confirm the 5 July 2025 Flash

Key take‑aways In the early hours of 5 July 2025 (09:07 UT), amateur astronomer Mario Rana recorded a brief, white flare on Saturn’s western limb. Within hours, the Planetary Virtual Observatory & Laboratory (PVOL) issued an international “all‑points bulletin,” asking observers to scour their own images for corroboration. So far, no second detection has surfaced, but a growing body of data and expert…
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Space in July 2025: Budget Battles, Scientific Breakthroughs, and the New Space Race / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

Space in July 2025: Budget Battles, Scientific Breakthroughs, and the New Space Race The global space sector is experiencing a period of profound transformation, marked by political wrangling over budgets, rapid advances in technology, and a surge of new players in both government and commercial domains. From the halls of Congress to the surface of…
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Space & Satellite Deep Dive – 8th July 2025: Starlink Expansion, Interstellar Visitor, AI in Orbit & Global Policy Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 8th, 12:00 CET

Space News Roundup: 8th July 2025 SpaceX’s Relentless Starlink Expansion and Falcon 9 Milestones SpaceX continues to dominate the commercial launch landscape, with its Starlink constellation growing at an unprecedented pace. On July 8, 2025, SpaceX launched the Starlink 10-28 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying 28 new broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit…
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China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks – Space News Roundup (Updated July 8, 2025 0:00 CET)

Space News Roundup: July 2025 China’s Bold Advances: Space-Based AI, Deep Space Ambitions, and Satellite Networks The ‘Three-Body Computing Constellation’: Space-Based AI Supercomputing China has launched the Three-Body Computing Constellation, a new class of satellites designed to perform advanced in-orbit data processing and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Each satellite in this constellation boasts a staggering…
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This Week in Space: Reusable Rockets, Interstellar Visitors, and the Future of Earth Observation / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 23:59 CET

This Week in Space: Reusable Rockets, Interstellar Visitors, and the Future of Earth Observation The past week has seen a torrent of developments across the space sector, from Europe’s push toward reusable launchers and the detection of a new interstellar object, to the sobering loss of a major climate-monitoring satellite. As the world’s eyes turn…
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Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 23:59 CET

Space News Roundup: July 2025 ISS Resupply, Policy Debates, and the Future of Human Spaceflight Progress 92: Keeping the ISS Supplied and Operational The International Space Station (ISS) remains a linchpin of global space research, and its continued operation relies on a steady stream of cargo missions. On July 5, 2025, the unpiloted Russian Progress…
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Space-Age WiFi: How Starlink, HughesNet, and Viasat Are Beaming Broadband from Space

Complete Guide to Satellite Internet WiFi Introduction: Satellite internet has gone from a last-resort connection to a game-changing way to get online, thanks to a new generation of satellites beaming broadband down to Earth. Once known for slow speeds and high latency, satellite internet “WiFi” is now undergoing a revolution. Companies like SpaceX’s Starlink are…
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This Week in Space: Interstellar Visitors, Satellite Breakthroughs, and the Future of Space Policy / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 11:59 CET

This Week in Space: Interstellar Visitors, Satellite Breakthroughs, and the Future of Space Policy The past week has been a microcosm of the modern space age: interstellar comets, revolutionary weather satellites, geopolitical intrigue, and the relentless march of commercial innovation. From NASA’s latest celestial discoveries to the European Union’s push for unified space regulation, the…
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