When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The image shows diagonal lines caused by light reflected from a cluster of 25 Starlink satellites passing across the field of view of a telescope at Lowell Observatory in Arizona during observations of the NGC 5353/4 galaxy group … Read more
If you were to stare into the black sky on a clear night, you would expect to see nothing but the beautiful Milky Way stretching above you, with billions of stars twinkling in place. Instead, you’ll also most likely see an ersatz star break through an otherwise static sky every few minutes, moving silently across … Read more
For those who had the chance to see the aurora this weekend, it was quite a spectacular moment. But while seeing the Northern Lights is thrilling and exciting for us, the same coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and geomagnetic storms that make these light shows possible can also wreak havoc on some of the technology that … Read more
SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of about 60 Starlink satellites at a time.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SpaceX became astronomers’ worst enemy when it started launching Starlink internet satellites. But SpaceX worked with scientists to try to reduce the brightness of the satellites in telescope images. Some of SpaceX’s solutions do … Read more
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite.NurPhoto/Getty Images Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, analysts say. That hasn’t happened, despite the development of a growing arsenal of electronic warfare systems, they said. Satellites have proven crucial in military operations and for communications between Ukrainian forces. Russia is … Read more
Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite.NurPhoto/Getty Images Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, analysts say. That hasn’t happened, despite the development of a growing arsenal of electronic warfare systems, they said. Satellites have proven crucial in military operations and for communications between Ukrainian forces. Russia is trying … Read more