Less than a decade ago, there were about 2,000 operational satellites orbiting Earth. Today there are more than 15,000.

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ESA] The NASA/ESA Hubble and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopes recently stared at an eerie star-forming scene ...

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The Swift Observatory’s demise came after the failure of a long-shot mission to save the telescope by boosting its orbit.

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