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Dr Megan Argo Sep 18, 2024

Good grief. Starlink v2 satellites are generating 32 times more radio emission than previous generations! This is totally blinding to radio telescopes and will stop us doing science in this part of the spectrum.

BBC News coverage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

Journal article: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-24/aa51856-24.html

#astronomy #starlink #losingthesky

Elon Musk's Starlink satellites 'blocking' view of the universe

Radio waves from the satellites are "blinding" radio telescopes and hurting research, say scientists.

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@Astromeg
tech bros: "elon will take us all to space!"

elon musk: [rapidly constructing a cage of space debris that makes space travel harder, eventually impossible, blocks our view of the universe and furthering global warming with all the objects burning up in the atmosphere on re-entry, effectively trapping us on this planet while also making it harder to live on]