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Nvidia Debuts Space-Ready AI Module as Starcloud Seeks FCC OK for 88,000 Orbital Datacenter Satellites

Early productization is underway as unresolved technical, regulatory hurdles still govern timelines.

FCC Chair Rebukes Amazon Over SpaceX’s One‑Million‑Satellite Plan

Anduril to Acquire ExoAnalytic, Adding Global Space-Tracking Network to Missile-Defense Portfolio

China’s Shenlong Spaceplane Begins Fourth Secretive Orbital Mission

Ariane 64 Debuts With 32 Amazon Leo Satellites on First Commercial Launch

Repaired Shenzhou-20 Lands Empty in Inner Mongolia

China Files Plans for More Than 200,000 Satellites With the ITU

Potential 'Great Comet of 2026' Set for April 20 Sun Flyby and April 27 Earth Approach

Space Force Seeks Industry Input on Heavy-Lift Launch Pads at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

SpaceX Opens Space Coast’s 2026 With Predawn Starlink Launch, Droneship Landing

SpaceX to Lower Orbits of 4,400 Starlink Satellites in 2026 for Safety

Wolf Supermoon Peaks Saturday, But Clouds May Obscure the View

Starlink Says Chinese Payload Passed 200 Meters From Its Satellite, Spurring Calls for Data Sharing

Aug. 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse Confirmed, With 6-Minute Totality Near Luxor

Starlink Reports 200-Meter Near Miss With Newly Launched Chinese Satellite

Last Supermoon of 2025 Rises Over Argentina Tonight

Last Supermoon of 2025 Peaks Overnight as Moon Reaches Near-Perigee

Final Supermoon of 2025 Lights Up Brazil Tonight

December Sky Watch: Supermoon on Dec. 5, Geminids Peak Dec. 13–14

Cold Moon to Cap 2025 With Final Supermoon on Dec. 4