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Tereza Pultarova

@terezapultarova.bsky.social
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Award-winning science and technology journalist, winner Best in Business Journalism 2025 by SABEW. Email: tereza.pultarova@gmail.com terezapultarova.substack.com www.patreon.com/TerezaPultarova

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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Since #Russia scaled up attacks with jet-powered #Shahed drones, life has become difficult in Ukrainian cities. Please do pay attention to what is happening in #Ukraine. It's not that far away, and it matters. Here is my latest story for @spectrum.ieee.org spectrum.ieee.org/jet-powered-...
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Ukraine's Air Defenses Have No Answer for Russia's Jet Shahed Drones
Near-constant attacks have raised the havoc to a new level
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some great news here! I have been once again nominated for the Defense Media Awards, this time for a story I wrote for @space.com about monitoring GPS jamming from space!!! www.defencemediadinner.com www.space.com/space-explor...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What do we know about Russia's new internet-beaming megaconstellation #RASSVET? Despite news stories talking about technical problems, #Russia is already beaming connectivity into Ukraine for several hours a day. My latest story for @supercluster.com www.supercluster.com/editorial/wh...
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What We Know About Russia’s Answer to Starlink
A batch of RASSVET satellites, Russia's version of Starlink, launched in March this year failed to reach their operational altitude of 500 miles (800 kilometers) and is reportedly lingering in a much ...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How much energy does Google waste generating unasked-for automated AI summaries as part of every Google search?
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Reflect Orbital's mirrors could appear forty times brighter than the full moon in the night sky, according to a study accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. #reflectorbital #lightpollution www.space.com/space-explor...
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Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London'
Sun-reflecting space mirrors proposed by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital will have an even more devastating effect on the night sky around the world than previously thought, a study has found.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My Best in Business Journalism Award has arrived. Being told by a big American journalism association that my work has been "a true standout" among the submissions means a lot. Check out my reporting on Ukrainian defence tech innovation for @spectrum.ieee.org at spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-air-...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Concentrations of dangerous pollutants from rocket launches and satellite reentries in Earth's upper atmosphere might reach treacherous tipping points if millions of orbiting data centers get launched in the next decade, experts say. #space #sustainability #climate www.space.com/space-explor...
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SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?
"There seems, in my opinion, to be very little consideration for the environment."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New chapter of my dystopian, psychological novel, The Shortcut, on Patreon. #debutauthor #dystopy #novelist #lookingforagent www.patreon.com/TerezaPultar...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A new chapter of my novel. The Shortcut on Patreon. #debutnovel #dystopia #lookingforagent www.patreon.com/TerezaPultar...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thank you, @simonallison.bsky.social for quoting me in your great article on the unbridled plans to turn the night sky into one light-polluting mess. As a society, we have a chance, for once, to do something differently. We only must wake up quickly this time.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Satellite measurements told scientists that Venezuela was ripe for a devastating #earthquake. But they couldn't tell exactly when the temblor would hit. “Nobody predicts earthquakes,” geophysicist Machel Higgins told me for my latest @supercluster.com feature. www.supercluster.com/editorial/sc...
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Satellite Data Told Scientists That Venezuela Was Prime for a Big Earthquake
Satellite data reveals the region was ripe for a devastating earthquake due to the accumulated tension between the two plates. Two particular fault lines — San Sebastian and Bocono, running through no...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them. "The regulatory environment and regulatory framework has significant gaps and holes in it." #space #sustainability www.space.com/space-explor...
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Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them
"The regulatory environment and regulatory framework has significant gaps and holes in it. Essentially, the technology is outpacing the regulatory environment."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I have finished a re-draft of my #dystopian #novel, the Shortcut, and whilst I'm searching for an agent, I will be uploading new chapters on Patreon once a week. Plenty of people have read parts of my book, and they are all telling me it's great. www.patreon.com/TerezaPultar...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Researchers at @unistuttgart.bsky.social melt satellite components in plasma wind tunnels to learn what happens when #spacedebris re-enters Earth's atmosphere. Despite plans to launch a million satellites, scientists know very little about this polluting process. spectrum.ieee.org/space-debris...
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Plasma Tunnels Reveal How Dying Satellites Really Fall to Earth
Aluminum ash from satellites’ reentry may alter the atmosphere
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A bright "Saturn's ring" of satellites will emerge around Earth, outshining stars if satellite companies get to launch a million data centers. #darksky #space @robertmassey.bsky.social @profhughlewis.bsky.social www.space.com/space-explor...
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An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn
"It sounds like a bad science fiction movie."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Starlink satellites have performed over 355,000 collision avoidance manoeuvres in the past year. The constellation is on track to hit a million over its lifetime next year. Some experts fear we might see a collision in space in the not-so-distant future. #space www.space.com/space-explor...
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Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst
"I think we're heading towards a situation where there will be a collision involving an operational satellite in the constellation."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Ukrainian quest to create a human-free frontline relies on low-cost unmanned ground robots. They started off as a logistics tool; today they can force Russians to surrender. My latest @spectrum.ieee.org piece. #slavaukraini #devdroid #rovertech #UGV spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-grou...
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How Cheap Ground Robots Are Rewriting Frontline Warfare in Ukraine
Ukrainian roboticists build toward a human-free frontline
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Do I have any contacts here with knowledge of what UN COPUOS is doing regarding the fact that the American FCC can single-handedly decide to ruin the sky with a million of satellites? #spacelaw
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If the US Federal Communications Commission were to approve #SpaceX plans to launch one million data centers and #ReflectOrbital's 50,000 sun-reflecting space mirrors, astronomy would be dead, a study by @ESO astronomers concluded. www.space.com/astronomy/th...
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The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'
"The public has not signed up for having an entirely transformed sky."
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vsamsondc.bsky.social @vsamsondc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ukraine's military strikes Russian satellite communications site in Moscow region www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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Ukraine's military strikes Russian satellite communications site in Moscow region
Ukraine's military has struck ​Russia's Dubna satellite communications ‌centre in the Moscow region, the Ukrainian ​military's General Staff ​said on Monday.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Reading this, it's really hard to believe how immensely stupid the Russians are. I really do dislike that nation, and I don't care if someone might consider it racism. Awful race.https://www.kyivpost.com/post/78472
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
RUSSIAN SATELLITES APPEAR TO BE STALKING A SPACECRAFT AIDING #UKRAINE - Six mysterious Russian satellites launched earlier this year have been creeping toward an #ICEYE Earth observation spacecraft since early May: www.supercluster.com/editorial/st...
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Russian Satellites Appear to Be Stalking a Spacecraft Aiding Ukraine
A mysterious group of Russian satellites are maneuvering near satellites operated by the private company ICEYE and used by Ukraine to monitor battlefield activity. Why?
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Childhood trauma leaves its mark on adult cellular health, study shows - so do not tell child abuse survivors that it's in the past. It never is... www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Childhood trauma leaves its mark on adult cellular health, study shows
New research links childhood adversity to mitochondrial bioenergetic changes later in life, underscoring the impact of stress in early life on cellular health. The study also found that different type...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is how the scale of #GPS #jamming in Europe and the Middle East looks from space. The map was created from measurements by the Pulsar-0 satellite of Xona Space Systems and it's more intense than the experts expected. www.space.com/space-explor...
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'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering
"As soon as we started doing any operations above Europe, we noticed that there was really something going on there."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Horrified by the Russian attack on the ancient Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in #Kyiv. The church was destroyed by the Russians already in the 1940s. The Ukrainians rebuilt it in the 1990s. Pics from my trip last year #SlavaUkraini #fuckrussia
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Is a circular economy in space possible? Or will satellites forever remain one-use only? #space #circulareconomy #recyclinginspace my latest story for @supercluster.com www.supercluster.com/editorial/ca...
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Can Future Satellites Be Reusable?
The growing amount of debris burning up in the atmosphere worries scientists. The materials that satellites are made of are mostly alien to the atmosphere, not present in meteorites, and risk altering...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is #Google #AI admitting it has made up a response to my question. #AIsucks #AIhalucinations
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The satellite industry foresees hundreds of thousands or even millions of satellites orbiting the planet within the next ten years. What would that mean for Earth's climate? www.space.com/space-explor...
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SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an 'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say
"Black carbon from satellite launches has about 540 times bigger climate effect than black carbon released by ships, cars and power plants."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Greatly honoured to be on the judging panel for this year's British Science Journalist of the Year awards. So many awesome entries that it feels hard to pick the best. Thanks @absw.bsky.social for this experience. #journalism #science www.absw.org.uk/pages/meet-t...
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Meet the Judges 2026 | Association of British Science Writers
With thanks to the judges of the ABSW Awards 2026
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke on the @plutopia.io podcast about my reporting on the evolution of #autonomouswarfare in #Ukraine and what it all means for us living in the parts of the world with no war yet. Listen here: t.co/IsjGkKROeY
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I will be on a panel next week at the RFD Space Webinar, discussing what PR people get wrong when pitching stories to journalists. www.linkedin.com/posts/big-la...
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🚀 Big launches are make-or-break moments. But most space companies still get them wrong, and many struggle to maintain market visibility outside of major announcements. Join us on Tuesday 12th May… |...
🚀 Big launches are make-or-break moments. But most space companies still get them wrong, and many struggle to maintain market visibility outside of major announcements. Join us on Tuesday 12th May fo...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Will #Ukraine win the European space race? My bet is they might. Read about a project that hopes to pick up where Virgin Orbit had failed. @supercluster.com www.supercluster.com/editorial/uk...
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Ukraine is Close to Achieving Air Launch to Orbit
Space startup Orbit Boy is a spinoff of the storied Ukrainian Space Agency. Statements from Ukrainian government officials indicate that the company is in pursuit of the elusive ‘air launch’ to orbit,...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Eating ultra-processed foods even in low amounts with a generally healthy diet damages your brain, research suggests. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Tears in my eyes, seriously. Thank you, @sabew.bsky.social . My reporting on Ukrainian defence tech development is something I consider very meaningful, personally.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I am delighted to announce that I am among the winners of the 2025 Best in Business Awards from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for my reporting on Ukrainian defence-tech innovation. Huge thanks to @spectrum.ieee.org for the wonderful opportunities! sabew.org/2026/03/2025...
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2025 Best in Business Awards | SABEW
Congratulations to our 2025 honorees! The Best in Business Awards attracted 988 entries from 150 news organizations, ranging from international, national and regional news outlets to specialized busin...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Do I have any experts in my network who could comment on the feasibility of fusion rocket propulsion in the context of the recent demonstration by Pulsar Fusion? #journorequest #nuclearfusion #fusionrockets
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I got to talk on the GSACEP Government Services podcast about my reporting on the development of autonomous warfare technologies in Ukraine. It's a bit dark and gloomy, but that's the world we live in. #Ukraine #autonomouswarfare podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Drone Warfare with Tereza Pultarova
Podcast Episode · GSACEP Government Services ACEP · April 10 · 23m
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
With the recent hype around space-based #datacenters, I have asked a handful of experts whether it can actually work. Surprisingly, many think it might, albeit with some serious caveats and technological challenges. My story for @techreviewjp.bsky.social www.technologyreview.com/2026/04/03/1...
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Four things we’d need to put data centers in space
SpaceX wants to put up to a million data centers in orbit. There are a few technological hurdles standing in the way.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Humankind may never truly colonize #space because human reproduction in reduced gravity conditions may not be possible, a study has found. Also, babies conceived during lunar honeymoons may not develop well. www.space.com/space-explor...
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Can humans have babies in space? It may be harder than expected
Knowing up and down seems key for sperm to reach an egg.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
My feature for @spectrum.ieee.org about the strides made towards #autonomous #drone warfare in #Ukraine. You might find it a scary read, but that's where we're heading. spectrum.ieee.org/autonomous-d...
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Why Autonomous Drones Are Key to Ukraine's Defense
Autonomous drones are redefining the battlefield, but are we ready for the challenges they bring?
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
An #AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in #space in the next 2 years, experts worry. AI agents can scan for threats and plan attacks without human supervision. My latest @space.com story #cybersecurity www.space.com/space-explor...
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An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocalypse in the next 2 years. Are we prepared?
"You only need to affect one satellite's actions to cause problems."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Ukraine and Russia are racing to develop a replacement for #SpaceX #Starlink that would enable them to control long-range #drones and robots. Right now, no fully-fledged alternative exists anywhere in the world. My new story for @supercluster.com www.supercluster.com/editorial/th...
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The Race to Replace Starlink on the Battlefield
With Starlink, drones could cover distances of hundreds or thousands of kilometers. And since Starlink satellite links cannot be easily jammed, these drones are also hard to stop, providing a signific...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say #spacex #space-based-data-centers #ai www.space.com/space-explor...
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SpaceX plan for 1 million orbiting AI data centers could ruin astronomy, scientists say
"This is a challenge unlike any we have encountered thus far in this new era of commercial space."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Absolutely disgusted by #AviationADR conflict resolution. Airlines can treat you like shit, not let you board your flight, provide no customer support, give you no food compensation and these arseholes will side with them. I hope they get karma.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Russia may be a waning space power when it comes to civilian technology, in the military space arena it is actually much better equipped than all the European countries combined. My latest story for @supercluster.com www.supercluster.com/editorial/wi...
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Will Russia Attack the Starlink Constellation?
Through a new registration process, SpaceX has found a way to block Russia’s military from using Starlink on Ukraine’s territory, a move that has resulted in major battlefield losses for the invading ...
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Researchers track air pollution arising from space debris re-entry for the first time in real time. #spacedebris www.space.com/space-explor...
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Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: 'It's never been done before'
"This study represents an important milestone in observing the influence of space sector activities on the atmosphere."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Investigating the European space start-up exodus in this piece for @supercluster.com Why are space start-ups struggling in Europe so much that their only option may be relocating to the U.S.? Are there any signs that things might change? www.supercluster.com/editorial/st...
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Stopping the European Space Startup Exodus
Young space startups have been struggling in Europe for years. The problem has become so widespread that insiders refer to it as the 'European Space Start-up Exodus.'
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Can made-in-space semiconductors and optical fibers revolutionize computing? Do improvements in crystal structure possible in orbit justify the cost of developing orbital foundries, return capsule and launching stuff to space? My latest story for @spectrum.ieee.org spectrum.ieee.org/in-orbit-man...
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Can Space-Grown Crystals Boost AI Efficiency?
Space Forge's orbital furnace could redefine semiconductor production with space-grown crystals.
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
UK to slash astronomy budget by 30%. The move will prevent the UK from harvesting scientific return on its investment into international projects such as the Square Kilometer Array Telescope Observatory and the European Southern Observatory. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social www.space.com/astronomy/uk...
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UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy and physics research: 'It's pretty disastrous'
"You can't have a cut of that scale and not expect to see a massive impact."
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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Some good news for astronomy at last. A light polluting hydrogen plant planned to be built in the vicinity of one of the world's top observatories will not go ahead. #lightpollution #Paranal #europeansouthernobservatory www.space.com/astronomy/as...
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Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled
"When the cancellation is confirmed, we'll be relieved."
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