Researchers discovered that the company’s spacecraft was emitting bright radio waves that distorted data and interfered with analysis.
The scientists used a network of LOFAR radio telescopes located in different parts of Europe to conduct the study.
They aimed the telescopes at the flight paths of 64 Starlink satellites and studied how they affected the 110 to 188 MHz radio wave band. The results showed that most satellites create interference that should be free for scientific research in space.
For astronomers looking for weak signals from distant space objects, this interference slows down work and makes studying the universe difficult.
But the scientists note that SpaceX has expressed a willingness to cooperate and seek compromise solutions so that Starlink satellites and astronomy can coexist.
Source: Ferra
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