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Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...
SpaceX is expected to carry out the only confirmed launch of the week, flying Starlink Group 10‑28 aboard a Falcon 9 from ...
Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st half of spaceflight doubleheader Starlink satellite train: how to see and track ...
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites were known to interfere with visible light astronomical observations, but many have now been ...
Starlink already dims its spacecraft in visible light by tipping solar panels away from Sun reflections. A similar hardware tweak, better shielding around onboard avionics, could muffle stray radio ...
The vast fleet of Starlink satellites is interfering with astronomical observations, a study published in Astronomy and Astrophysics has revealed. When astrophysicists observed 68 of SpaceX’s ...
Under a 2019 agreement, SpaceX already works to mitigate potential interference from Starlink transmissions to the radio astronomy band 10.6 GHz to 10.7 GHz.
Will Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites harm astronomy? Here’s what we know. An ambitious project to offer global internet service has raised concerns about space junk, light pollution, and ...
New research is highlighting what the future holds for astronomers with SpaceX’s full 12,000-satellite Starlink constellation in the sky. Some types of astronomy may be more affected than others ...
After that incident, SpaceX agreed to share the positioning and velocity data for its approximately 4,000 Starlink satellites for a year, giving Dr. Fang and her colleagues the opportunity to ...
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites could make astronomy on Earth 'impossible' and create a space-junk nightmare, some scientists warn ...