Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...

Starlink is the name of a satellite network ... likened the impact of megaconstellations on astronomy to light pollution. The report said the sky may brighten by a factor of two to three due ...

Starlink satellites are closer to us than the stars and appear brighter. Optical telescopes can only be used at night and light pollution from the first generation of satellites made it harder for ...

With more satellite constellations soon to be in orbit, there needs to be a global dialogue about the unintended consequences of orbit crowding, light pollution and space debris. Since 2015 ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A satellite from SpaceX's Starlink communication service reentering ... showing a trail of light resembling a fragmented meteor. Natural meteors enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds ...