It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s a Starlink satellite.” That was the refrain ringing around social media as sky watchers gazed in amazement at the string of glowing lights racing across the early ...

A stack of Starlink satellites being prepared for launch. A five percent failure rate for the first set of 60 satellite has heightened concerns that megaconstellations could leave hundreds of dead ...

SpaceX also said that Starlink satellites can “duck” as they pass by another object by lowering their shark-fin solar panels so that they face the oncoming craft edge-on, reducing its profile ...

The researchers noted that, in just more than five years, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink service has launched more than 6,000 units that now make up 60 percent of all satellites.

Astronomers are raising concerns about the huge number of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, which now number over 7,000 in low Earth orbit. While these satellites have helped to provide internet ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could damage the environment for decades, study says Mega satellite constellations produce destructive gases when they burn up in atmosphere at end of service lives ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Evidence is mounting of a need to perform an environmental review before approving SpaceX’s plans to add nearly 30,000 satellites to its Starlink constellation, satellite ...

The concerns revolve around the sheer scale of the future Starlink network. There are currently over 5,465 satellites orbiting the planet, meaning Starlink's second-generation constellation will ...

Starlink Gen2 satellites are just the right size for the larger Starship, but they will need some tweaks to ride in a Falcon 9. SpaceX began its Starlink Gen 2 campaign several weeks ago with a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launching about twice per month, the SpaceX Starlink Internet constellation is at 900 satellites right now with several thousands more planned for future launches.

In the new petition, filed December 22, Viasat asked the FCC to study the potential impacts of Starlink through processes established by the National Environmental Policy Act.