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maëlys@lemm.ee to Science@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say

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SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say

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maëlys@lemm.ee to Science@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Starlink satellites can disturb observation even of those telescopes protected by radio-quiet zones.

https://www.hexbear.net/post/277806

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    Probably dumb question, but wouldn’t that enormous fleet of satellites also make an extremely powerful antenna array?

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      it would.

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