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SpaceX

A Commercial Space Race Prompts a Thorny Question: Who Owns the Sky?

The surge in satellites brings pollution and risks of repeating destructive colonial practices, experts warn.

By Bob Berwyn

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 24 Starlink satellites soars over Santee, Calif., after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 18, 2025. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images
A SpaceX rocket lifts off from Starbase, Texas, for a test flight on Aug. 26, 2025. Credit: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

What Goes Up Must Come Down

By Bob Berwyn

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks at a press conference on March 26 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images

Congressional Democrats Assail Trump’s Plans for Deep Cuts to Government Science

By Marianne Lavelle

MethaneSAT launched via SpaceX's Transporter-10 on March 4. Credit: SpaceX

Q&A: What’s So Special About a New ‘Eye in the Sky’ to Track Methane Emissions

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, Living on Earth

The data collected from MethaneSAT will be publicly available in near real-time. Credit: MethaneSAT

A New EDF-Harvard Satellite Will Monitor Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Production Worldwide

By Phil McKenna

SpaceX's first orbital Starship SN20 is stacked atop its massive Super Heavy Booster 4 at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on Feb. 10, 2022. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

As SpaceX Grows, So Do Complaints From Environmentalists, Indigenous Groups and Brownsville Residents

By Aman Azhar

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