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 ...

Then, on Feb. 7, NASA’s human spaceflight division submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission raising concerns about Starlink’s plan for its second-generation constellation ...

In a letter to Julie Kearney, chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau, more than 100 researchers expressed concern about the rapid development of low-orbit… ...

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 ...

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.

In 2025, around 120 SpaceX Starlink satellites re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and burnt up upon descent. These artificial meteor showers, visible across the globe, have raised concerns about ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could have decades-long environmental damage, study says Mega satellite constellations produce destructive gases when they burn up in atmosphere at end of service ...

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 Gen 2 progress will be slow or non-existent until this vehicle is ready. That could give Dish and the IDA time to have their cases litigated before the damage is already done. However ...