Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded

 (theverge.com)

10 points | by ColinWright 3 hours ago

2 comments

  • pogue 38 minutes ago
    I'm very curious what's causing these to just spontaneously explode. Bad engineering? Or Russian "satellite killers" anti-satellite weapons, perhaps? [1]

    It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/its-hunting-season-in-...

  • Ancalagon 19 minutes ago
    But data centers in space will totally work