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A Cold War Spy Satellite Named After Farrah Fawcett Just Blew Apart in Orbit
A Cold War-era U.S. spy satellite named FARRAH III has mysteriously broken apart in orbit 775 km above Earth after 38 years of operation.
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SpaceX Satellites Are Creating an Accidental Geoengineering Experiment
SpaceX’s satellite megaconstellation may be altering Earth’s atmosphere—unintentionally—while debris risks trigger a cascading orbital crisis.