SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say
Starlink satellites can disturb observation even of those telescopes protected by radio-quiet zones.
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It feels like we're approaching a situation where good clean astronomical data is going to have to be collected off-world.
Like, people in astronomy must be talking about such a scenario and how far away it is and what needs to be done.
A moon base seems like an obvious solution with dishes and telescopes all over the place.
well polluting earth orbit with parasite radio frequencies is in SpaceX business model favor: that way the scientific communtiy well be obliged to have observatories beyond starlink orbit (ie Leo i think), so u would have to create ur cluster of radio astronomy satellites and would have to contract SpaceX to deliver them for you to the intended orbit..just a guess but one would think this way, since every company is profit driven after all.
to connect all moon based equipment, we could build a network transmitted by satalites orbiting the moon!