Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded
ColinWright
15 points
6 comments
March 31, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
pogue
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
But data centers in space will totally work