SpaceX Starlink Satellites Dazzle But May Cause Headaches For Astronomers
Those aren’t an intelligent extraterrestrial army moving in to take over planet Earth — they’re just SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, designed to provide broadband services across the globe. Astronomers already wrangle with the problems posed by space robots and satellites circling the Earth whenever they turn their ground-based telescopes toward the stars. With a number of satellite constellations on the way, it will be critical for regulatory bodies and satellite providers to adequately manage the space debris and satellite problem, lest all of our space robots collide and lock us on Earth forever (yes, that’s a faint but possible catastrophic scenario)
Originally published May 27 at 11:07 p.m. PT.
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