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SpaceX has announced it will coat one of its third batches of Starlink satellites with a special, less reflective coating.

Streaking Satellites

"We want to make sure we do the right thing to make sure little kids can look through their telescope."

SpaceX: We're Working to Fix Sky-Killing Starlink Satellites

Detecting killer asteroids could become more difficult for astronomers as SpaceX adds more satellites to its Starlink constellation.

Blind Spot

If you can't see a dangerous space rock, how can you stop it?

SpaceX’s Satellite Constellation Could Hide Killer Asteroids

Astronomers are finding that the 122 satellites SpaceX has launched so far are already ruining the night sky, showing up as bright trails in observations.

Starlinked

"Rather depressing… This is not cool!"

Astronomers: SpaceX's Satellites Are Blocking View of Stars

Not only could SpaceX's satellites interfere with radio wavelengths, they're already proving to be brighter than expected.

Bright Streaks

"If there are lots and lots of bright moving objects in the sky, it tremendously complicates our job."

Scientists: SpaceX Satellites Threaten "Astronomy Itself”

SpaceX has successfully deployed the first 60 Starlink satellites, which after launch will team up with thousands more to beam internet to Earth.

Starlink Success

60 down. Thousands more to go.

Watch SpaceX Launch 60 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk just sent a tweet out using satellite internet provided by a network of Starlink satellites launched by the space company.

Hello World

SpaceX's Starlink-powered internet service could launch as soon as next year.

Elon Musk Just Tweeted Using SpaceX Satellite Internet

SpaceX said it didn't do anything to avoid a satellite collision because a software bug prevented it from knowing the risk of a crash had increased.

Software Glitch

It didn’t even know the chance of a collision had increased.

SpaceX Blames Bug for Decision Not to Avert Satellite Collision

To avoid a collision with one of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, the ESA was forced to perform a first-of-its-kind "collision avoidance manoeuvre."

Playing Chicken

SpaceX forced the ESA to do something it'd never done before.

SpaceX Wouldn't Move Its Satellite to Avoid a Collision, Says ESA

Amazon has officially filed an application with the Federal Communications Comission (FCC) to launch some 3,236 broadband satellites.

Satellite Wars

“The goal here is broadband everywhere."

Amazon Wants to Join SpaceX and Launch 3,200 Internet Satellites

A month after launch, SpaceX confirmed that three of the 60 Starlink satellites it sent into space have failed — and it won't elaborate as to why.

More Like SketchX

The company either doesn’t know why they failed or is keeping the reason a secret.

SpaceX Being Sketch(X) About the 3 Starlink Satellites That Failed

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Satellite Bonfire

Can satellites survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere?

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), an association made up of more than 12,000 members from across the globe, released a statement regarding concerns over SpaceX's new Starlink satellite initiative.

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