What would happen in Greece if every satellite suddenly went offline? The hidden technology that keeps everyday life running

Lambakan satelit jadikan malam makin terang

BRUSSELS: Sebanyak 1.7 juta satelit yang dirancang beberapa syarikat untuk dilancarkan ke orbit bumi dalam beberapa tahun akan datang akan membawa kesan yang memusnahkan bidang astronomi, menurut satu kajian baharu. Menurut Balai Cerap Selatan Eropah (ESO), rancangan untuk memenuhi orbit bumi dengan sejumlah besar satelit yang sangat terang itu merupakan ancaman kepada kewujudan teleskop yang ... Read more The post Lambakan satelit jadikan malam makin terang appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave

There's close to 14,000 man-made satellites bopping around in low-Earth orbit. Many of us willingly bring wiretaps into our lives: smartphone apps that constantly listen; smart speakers that do our bidding in exchange for access to our most intimate moments. Every day, your country, state, and neighbors install more cameras in public spaces and private homes. — Read the rest The post TED-stage futurist/longevity salesman says mass surveillance will make us behave appeared first on Boing Boing.

A New Space Race Could Turn the Night Sky Into a Permanent Light Show

A new study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that current plans to deploy more than 1.7 million satellites in Earth's orbit could cause serious damage to ground-based astronomy. To preserve the capabilities of modern telescopes, the total number of spacecraft in low Earth orbit should remain below 100,000, provided the satellites maintain low visibility. Since 2019, the number of satellites in orbit has grown rapidly and now exceeds 14,000, largely because of Starlink, developed by SpaceX. The situation could change dramatically in the coming years as additional large-scale projects move forward. Satellite Expansion Could Reshape the Night Sky Beyond SpaceX's plans for orbital data centers, several other initiatives are under development, including E-Space with its Cinnamon constellation, as well as China's CTC-1 and CTC-2 systems. Together, these projects involve the launch of hundreds of thousands of additional satellites.

‘S.W.A.T. Exiles’ Lands at Starz, Will Premiere This Fall

“S.W.A.T. Exiles” will hit airwaves this fall on Starz. The spinoff series, which Sony Pictures Television Studios gave a straight-to-series 10-episode order without a firm distribution home, will air on Starz in the U.S. after the company struck a deal with the network. After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar Moore) is []

(2nd LD) S. Korea's Earth observation satellite successfully put into orbit

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Earth observation satellite has success...