maëlys@lemm.ee to Science · 1 year agoSpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists saywww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldscience@hexbear.nettech@kbin.socialspace@beehaw.org
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minus-squareheeplr@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoRegulation needs to step in. Should be a solvable problem to turn transmitters off, when flying over quiet areas.
minus-squareheeplr@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCommunication between satellites use different antennas and bands than downstream to earth. Doesn’t Starlink even use Laser for inter-satellite communication? Not sure.
Regulation needs to step in. Should be a solvable problem to turn transmitters off, when flying over quiet areas.
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Communication between satellites use different antennas and bands than downstream to earth.
Doesn’t Starlink even use Laser for inter-satellite communication? Not sure.