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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites aren't just physically junking up Earth's orbit, but are actually interfering with radio telescopes.

Astronomers Say Elon Musk’s Vast Network of Satellites Is Blocking More and More of the Night Sky

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese researchers claim that by using the radiation emitted by SpaceX's Starlink constellation, they can detect enemy stealth fighter jets.

Chinese Researchers Say They Can Detect Stealth Aircraft Using Starlink Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Crew members on board the US Navy's combat ship USS Manchester got caught secretly bolting a Starlink terminal to the ship's weather deck.

Military Leaders in Huge Trouble After Bolting a Starlink Terminal to a Warship for Unrestricted WiFi

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is playing with political fire amid his ongoing feud with a Brazilian Supreme Court judge — and for once, he might be right.

Elon Musk Rages as Brazil Freezes Starlink’s Assets

By Noor Al-Sibai

A public interest group is calling on governments to conduct an environmental review into mega constellations like SpaceX's Starlink.

Elon Musk Slammed for Filling Orbit With Space Junk

By Victor Tangermann

China has deployed its first batch of satellites as it seeks to rival SpaceX's Starlink communications megaconstellation.

China Launches First Portion of Satellite Megaconstellation

By Noor Al-Sibai

The second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded while trying to raise its orbit to release a batch of Starlink internet satellites.

SpaceX Rocket Suffers Catastrophic Failure, Explodes While Deploying Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Starlink allows the Marubo people, an Amazon tribe, to have internet even in the heart of the rainforest — but it comes at a cost.

Remote Amazon Tribe Finally Gets Internet, Gets Hooked on Porn and Social Media

By Frank Landymore

Thousands of new satellites, like Elon Musk's Starlink constellation, could have harmful effects on our planet's magnetic field.

Plasma Physicist Warns That Elon Musk’s Disposable Satellites May Be Damaging the Earth’s Magnetic Field

By Victor Tangermann

According to a damning new report, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may have underplayed the costs involved in launching Starlink satellites.

There Appears to Be a Huge Problem With SpaceX’s Starlink

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to "deorbit" roughly 100 Starlink satellites — which means that techs will guide them to their fiery deaths.

SpaceX Announces Plans to Set 100 Starlink Satellites on Fire

By Noor Al-Sibai

The FCC just rejected SpaceX's appeal to reinstate an $886 million grant to bring high-speed broadband to rural areas. SpaceX is furious.

SpaceX Furious That Government Won’t Give It Free Handout of Nearly a Billion Dollars

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk’s Promise to Bring Starlink to Gaza May Be Dead on Arrival

Elon Musk’s Promise to Bring Starlink to Gaza May Be Dead on Arrival

By Noor Al-Sibai

Metals from spacecraft that are supposed to safely burn up in the atmosphere are staying there and potentially affecting the ozone.

Satellites and Spacecraft Are Polluting the Atmosphere, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

A livid SpaceX has responded to the Federal Aviation Administration warnings, denouncing its analysis as "deeply flawed."

FAA Warns That Falling Satellites Are Going to Start Killing People

By Frank Landymore

Starlink is over $10 billion short of the revenue it projected to have back in 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Starlink Is Falling Way Short of Projections on Revenue and Users

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX's handing out of Starlink terminals to Ukrainian soldiers has thrown Elon Musk into the middle of a crisis. The Pentagon is worried.

Elon Musk Is Apparently Making the US Government Quite Nervous

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are emanating low frequency waves from their onboard electronics.

SpaceX Satellites Are Ruining Observations With “Unintended” Radiation

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk has found a way to be involved in the missing submarine debacle. The company behind the mission is using SpaceX Starlink.

The Lost Submarine’s Comms Are Reportedly Run by SpaceX

By Noor Al-Sibai

14-Year-Old SpaceX Employee Furious When LinkedIn Restricts His Account for Being Too Young

By Noor Al-Sibai

Brand New SpaceX Satellite Falls to Its Death

By Frank Landymore

China's space program is getting ready to launch the first satellites of its own broadband-beaming mega constellation, SpaceNews reports.

China Constructing Huge Megaconstellation in Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's satellite-powered Starlink internet has become the preferred internet provider of illegal Brazilian mining operations in the Amazon.

Brazilian Criminals’ Favorite New Weapon: Elon Musk’s Starlink

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Amazon is developing a satellite network of its own called Project Kuiper, and has now revealed the designs of the terminals that would connect to it.

This Is What the Terminals for Amazon’s “Starlink” Competitor Look Like

By Frank Landymore

As private companies like SpaceX pour thousands of satellites into the sky, even the veteran Hubble is having trouble getting a clear look at the cosmos.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Satellites Are Messing Up the Hubble Space Telescope

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk, for some reason, told a famous ex-astronaut that SpaceX's technology could be used to "escalate" the Russian invasion into a world war.

Elon Musk Tells Ex-NASA Astronaut SpaceX Could Cause World War 3

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX isn't willing to have its satellite internet service used for drone strikes by the Ukrainian military and is cutting their ability to do so.

SpaceX Sabotages Ukraine’s Military Capabilities Against Russia

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has revealed a new project called "Starshield," a satellite project that is "designed for government use," according to the company's website.

SpaceX Unveils Military Satellite Called Starshield

By Victor Tangermann

Per Starlink's new fair use policy, the Elon Musk-owned ISP is about to start throttling users' service if they use over 1TB per month data cap.

Remember SpaceX’s Amazing Starlink Internet? It’s Capping Data Now

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Amazon may ask SpaceX for help to get its Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit, according to a recent Washington Post interview.

Amazon Admits It Might Need SpaceX to Launch Its Starlink Competitor

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has had a change of heart and is asking the Pentagon to fund more Starlink terminals to be sent to Ukraine.

Elon Musk Says He Can’t Give Free Starlink to Ukraine Anymore After Officials There Were Mean to Him

By Victor Tangermann

Getting Starlink up and running in Iran isn't as simple as switching on some orbital satellites, and it very well looks like Musk's promise might fall flat.

There’s a Huge Problem With Elon Musk’s Promise to Bring Starlink to Iran

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Starlink's internet connection has gotten way slower — and analysts are blaming it on the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet service's popularity.

SpaceX Has a Major Problem With Its Starlink Internet Connections

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia's UN delegation has released a statement, arguing commercial satellites could become a "legitimate target" if they were to be used against Russia.

Russia Issues Veiled Threat to Shoot Down Pesky SpaceX Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

After years of huge subsidies, Elon Musk is big mad that the US government isn't giving one of his companies another eight-figure grant.

Elon Musk Furious That the Government Isn’t Giving Him More Free Money

By Noor Al-Sibai

The latest communications satellite that launched on a SpaceX rocket over the weekend is already proving to be highly controversial due to its size.

Experts Say Annoying New Satellite Might Be Brighter Than Any Star

By Victor Tangermann

Satellite constellations are clogging up Earth's lower orbit and making it harder to spot killer asteroids, scientists warn.

Planetary Defense Experts Complain That SpaceX-Style Satellites Make It Harder to Spot Killer Asteroids

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Federal Communications Commission recently announced that Elon Musk's space venture won't receive the almost $900 million in promised subsidies.

New Development Is Extremely Bad News for SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

A Russian anti-satellite test that took place in November is causing problems now amid a new Starlink satellite constellation's launch.

Russian Space Junk “Squalls” Are Really Gumming Up the Works for SpaceX

By Noor Al-Sibai

"We’re changing Starlink’s default wifi name to Stinky," Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted yesterday. Will he really call the Starlink wifi Stinky?

Elon Musk Says Starlink’s Default WiFi Name Will Be “Stinky”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Chinese researchers are investigating ways to disable and even destroy SpaceX's Starlink satellites if they ever prove to be a threat to national security.

Chinese Scientists Reportedly Plotting How to Destroy SpaceX Satellites

By Victor Tangermann

Rogozin broadsided Musk for "supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communication equipment" and demanded that he "answer in an adult way."

Elon Musk Alarmed by Threat From Russian Space Program Chief

By Noor Al-Sibai

Delta CEO Says Airline Is Testing SpaceX Starlink Internet in Flights

Delta CEO Says Airline Is Testing SpaceX Starlink Internet in Flights

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hooking Ukrainians up with Starlink terminals, giving them a reliable and off-the-grid way to connect to the internet.

SpaceX Sends More Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, Along With Equipment to Run Them Off Grid

By Victor Tangermann

After sending Starlink terminals to maintain internet during Russia's invasion, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said he'd spoken with Elon Musk.

The President of Ukraine Says He Just Talked to Elon Musk

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s shipment of Starlink terminals to Ukraine is not just keeping the country connected — it might also be saving lives.

Ukraine Vice Minister Says SpaceX Starlink Is “Saving Lives”

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s much ballyhooed shipment of Starlink terminals to Ukraine has arrived — and under some suspiciously mysterious circumstances.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Terminals Already Arrived in Ukraine

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk walks into a sombrero festival...and the memes write themselves.

The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over a Photo of Elon Musk Eating a Huge Potato Spiral

By Noor Al-Sibai

Driving a SpaceX Starlink delivery truck full of satellite internet equipment into Ukraine, an active warzone, is no easy feat.

There’s a Problem With Elon Musk’s Promise to Provide Starlink in Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine and brought them online, providing internet service as the country fends off Russian attacks.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is Sending Starlink Terminals to Ukraine

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A geomagnetic storm earlier this month caused 40 of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites to fall out of orbit shortly after launch.

Dramatic Video Shows SpaceX Starlink Satellites Burning Up in the Sky

By Victor Tangermann

The agency conducted a report in response to a recent request by SpaceX to launch the second generation of Starlink satellites into orbit.

NASA Warns That SpaceX Satellite Swarm Could Kill Astronauts

By Tony Ho Tran

A solar storm killed 40 of 49 Starlink satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX last week after atmospheric drag doomed them to deorbit.

Geomagnetic Storm Kills 40 of SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites

By Tony Ho Tran

A group of disgruntled Starlink customers recently to aired out their frustrations with SpaceX, the company behind the service, for their terrible service.

Starlink Customers Say SpaceX Has Absolutely Appalling Customer Service

By Tony Ho Tran

Astronomers are warning that SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites could interfere with their ability to spot asteroids careening past Earth.

SpaceX Satellites Disrupting Ability to Spot Killer Asteroids, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered the people of Tonga Starlink internet access after the island nation was ravaged by a volcano blast.

Elon Musk Offers Starlink Internet at Volcano Disaster Site, Then Hesitates

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's Starlink internet dishes are attracting local cats on cold days, apparently to stay warm and take advantage of the heat it produces.

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Dishes Are Attracting Cats

By Lonnie Lee Hood

An astronomer at the University of Regina warned how "one out of every 15 points" of light in the sky will soon be a satellite instead of a star.

A Baffling Number of “Stars” Are Actually Spacecraft

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveled that some of the company's internet-beaming Starlink satellites had to swerve out of the way of space debris.

Elon Musk Says Starlink Satellites Had to Swerve Out of the Way of Debris

By Victor Tangermann

In a letter, Amazon took aim at Elon Musk's freewheeling and often blatantly anti-regulations approach to leadership, aruging SpaceX is breaking FCC rules.

Amazon Throws Tantrum, Calls Out SpaceX for Breaking FCC Rules

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon-owned satellite company Kuiper Systems filed a complaint about SpaceX's plans for Starlink, and Elon Musk called Jeff Bezos out for being a troll.

Elon Musk: Jeff Bezos Retired for “Full-time Job Filing Lawsuits Against SpaceX”

By Dan Robitzski

Rocket companies are out of liquid oxygen, a cryogenic oxidizer used to propel rockets into orbit, because hospitals need it to treat COVID patients.

SpaceX Doesn’t Have Enough Rocket Fuel Because COVID Patients Need It to Breathe

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's constellation of Starlink satellites are responsible for 1,600 near-collisions every week, and that number is going to keep growing.

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Cause 1,600 Near-Crashes in Orbit Every Week

By Dan Robitzski

The California Highway Patrol ticketed a motorist for driving their car with a Starlink antenna mounted to the vehicle's hood.

Police Ticket Driver Who Bolted Starlink Antenna to Car Hood

By Tony Ho Tran