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Moons orbiting wandering exoplanets could be habitable—with one catch

Phys Dot Org 21 Mar 2026
Provided they host thick, hydrogen-dominated atmospheres, moons orbiting free-floating exoplanets could retain much of ...
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Brunswick kids talk to astronauts as they orbit Earth

The Brunswick Times Record 21 Mar 2026
" data-image-caption=". Fiana Montegut, center, listens while fifth graders from Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary in Brunswick ask questions to astronauts Dr ... .
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Saturn-mass world discovered orbiting two low-mass stars

Universe Today 21 Mar 2026
As you were aware before arriving, you’re on an exomoon orbiting a Saturn-sized exoplanet, ...
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Once again, ULA can't deliver when the US military needs a satellite in orbit

Ars Technica 21 Mar 2026
For the fourth time in a little more than a year, the US Space Force needs to send up a new satellite to replenish the military's GPS navigation network ... Read full article. Comments .
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ISS retirement countdown sparks global concern: US faces growing uncertainty over its future in orbit

The Times of India 21 Mar 2026
While long-term plans are being made to create a permanent human presence on the Moon, a pressing concern in the near term is arising in the realm of low Earth Orbit (LEO) ... orbital research platforms.
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How many dead Indian satellites are orbiting Earth? Isro reveals

India Today 20 Mar 2026
How many dead Indian satellites are orbiting Earth Isro reveals ... .
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‘Open Space’ Review: Orbiting the Problem

Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2026
Our dependence on satellite technology means that private citizens now wield enormous power over communications, transportation and war ... .
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Earth's low orbit is becoming cluttered with high-velocity space junk

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 Mar 2026
Thousands of satellites are being launched into space at low Earth orbit, joining hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk, and it's becoming a real problem ... .
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Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?

South China Morning Post 20 Mar 2026
China has followed last year’s secretive high-orbit satellite-to-satellite refuelling test with ...
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Viasat and QEST Collaborating to Advance Multi-Band, Multi-Orbit Airborne Connectivity for Defense Operations (ViaSat Inc)

Public Technologies 20 Mar 2026
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With 10K+ satellites in orbit, SpaceX targets Sunday for Starlink launch

News Journal - Daytona Beach 20 Mar 2026
With SpaceX's Starlink constellation crossing the 10,000-satellite threshold in low-Earth orbit, a Falcon 9 rocket will add to that sum Sunday during a late morning-early afternoon launch window.
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