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SpaceX Satellites Are Ruining Observations With "Unintended" Radiation (futurism.com)
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A new study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics suggests the satellites are emitting "unintended" radiation from the electronics onboard the satellites.

These low-frequency radio waves, are being picked up by telescopes designed to scan that frequency range. That's because this range also happens to be instrumental to deep space observations.

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[-] AndrewMettier@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@MaggiWuerze @SpaceMonk SpaceX will always remain awesome, Musk these days is quite questionable but still entertaining lmao.

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