The effect satellites are having on the night sky is well-documented with astronomers warning that Starlink satellites could be “fatal” to astrophotographyand astrophotographerscomplaining that satellites ruin their viewof celestial targets. “This subject is of vast concern to the international ...
NEW IMAGES OF SOVIET VENUS LANDER FALLING TO EARTH SUGGEST ITS PARACHUTE MAY BE OUT - That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972. But th...
Can you see Starlink satellites in the sky? Concern about the proliferation of privately owned satellites in space and controversy in astronomical circles about the impact of low-orbiting satellites on the night sky is not uncommon. In 2019, shortly after Starlink's first broadband satellite deplo...
NEW IMAGES OF SOVIET VENUS LANDER FALLING TO EARTH SUGGEST ITS PARACHUTE MAY BE OUT- That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. The former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was lofted back in 1972. But that...
Concern about the proliferation of privately owned satellites in space andcontroversy in astronomical circlesabout the impact of low-orbiting satellites on the night sky is not uncommon. In 2019, shortly after Starlink's first broadband satellite deployment, the International Astronomical Unionreleased a...
As amazing as the night sky images were for this launch, it still doesn't compare to the infamous "alien invasion" visuals from the Iridium 4 launch on 12-23-2017. Reactions: e-FTW Grendal SpaceX Moderator Moderator Jan 31, 2012 8,192 12,905 Santa Fe, New Mexico Jun 14, 20...
In April 2021, Thomas Schildknecht, the deputy director of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, who represents Switzerland in the IAU, said at the European Space Agency's space debris conference that the union was calling on the United Nationsto protect pristine night skyas cultu...
Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid In other Musk-related news, a fireball caused by a falling Starlink internet satellite streaked across the U.S. night sky this week Author of the article: National Post Staff Published Jan 31, 2025 ...
Related: Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky Flames bloom from the base of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shortly after its touchdown on a ship at sea on Aug. 28, 2024. The booster, which had just flown its record-setting 23rd mission, toppled over shortly ...
Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid In other Musk-related news, a fireball caused by a falling Starlink internet satellite streaked across the U.S. night sky this week Author of the article:By National Post Staff Published Jan 31, 2025...