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'Unintended' radiation from Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations (www.space.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology

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'Unintended' radiation from Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations::Hum from onboard electronics that power SpaceX's internet-beaming Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations, a new study has found.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Actually brilliant by them. Can’t do earth-based observations anymore? No worries, just put the observatories into orbit, problem solved. How are you gonna get it into orbit? Well SpaceX of course! Truly a brilliant move.

[–] itadakimasu 13 points 1 year ago

Unintended my ass. You think they wouldn't have launched because of this?

[–] NounsAndWords 6 points 1 year ago

No worries guys, just a little extra unintended radiation blanketing the earth.