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editorial | Let’s keep an open dialogue about how to protect orbiting satellites – SpaceNews

The conflict in Ukraine has highlighted political ambiguity regarding the options available to the United States to protect commercial satellites The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has estimated that there are at least 8,261 satellites in orbit around the Earth. These assets, worth more than two trillion dollars, enable our national security, our …

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Astronomers directly image Jupiter-sized planet orbiting sun-like star

Astronomers directly image Jupiter-sized planet orbiting sun-like star

According to the most widely accepted theory, planetary systems form from large clouds of dust and gas that form disks around young stars. Over time, these disks accumulate to create planets of varying size, composition, and distance from their parent star. In recent decades, mid- and far-infrared observations have led to the discovery of debris …

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