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Starlink Astronomical Pollution

This article is reproduced from https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/ Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations. New observations with the LOFAR radio telescope, the … Continue reading

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compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Ion engines could take us to the solar gravitational lens in less than 13 years, suggests paper Sending an object to another star is still the stuff of science fiction. But some concrete missions … Continue reading

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