Study: Starlink disrupts radio astronomy, too

Study: Starlink disrupts radio astronomy, too

There are 60 Starlink satellites nestled in the cargo bay of this Falcon 9 rocket, which is about to enter orbit. Image via SpaceX/ Wikimedia Commons, (CC0 1.0 Universal). SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are a major source of radio emissions that disrupt radio astronomy observations, especially in protected frequencies. Starlink satellites leak radio waves from internal electronics, overpowering faint signals from celestial objects. Astronomers wan…