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'Unintended' radiation from Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations (www.space.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No kidding. I remain astounded that SpaceX got permission to launch the things in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We need to figure out if this is a tort, or make sure that it's covered under the same broadcasting laws as signal jamming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Good point. Even if it isn't covered in the US, I'm sure someone on the planet have claimed the right to remove equipment that interferes with their terrestrial networks.