Scientists reveal a number of dangers from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite – what are they? : Okezone techno

FALMOUTH – Scientists have expressed alarm about unexpected risks from satellites Starlink in the night sky. This is in response to a video showing the company’s Starlink satellite constellation Elon Musk. As of last August, about 9,000 stars and about 5,000 Starlink satellites were visible to the human eye on Earth.

In a video you can see the orange dots of the Starlink satellite. This condition seems sad. Because according to scientists, in a few years the number of Elon Musk’s satellites could exceed the number of stars themselves.

Recent research has found that low-frequency radio signals “scatter” across the sky and interfere with astronomical observations. Skywatchers fear there will soon not be as many stars to see due to the number of satellites available, according to comments on Elon Musk’s X social media platform.

“Gotta love the lack of oversight that allows megalomaniacs to ruin the planet for everyone,” said a comment from account user X in response to a video showing numerous satellite dots in the sky.

“I don’t remember ever choosing Musk as a space ‘star’!” add comments from other X accounts.

Science historian and lecturer at Falmouth University, Dr Kit Chapman, was quick to point out that these orange dots cannot be measured. There is a lot to be said about space science. Such as space debris, material choices, satellite chemistry and others.

Quoted from The sunFriday (9/29/2023), various other public reactions on Platform X regarding the video showing orange dots in the sky as follows.

“Space is not crowded. We humans are simply very difficult to understand size and numbers.” wrote one netizen.

Another netizen wrote that the video was neither “impressive nor scary,” but it was clear that Starlink would significantly contribute to the destruction of space debris.

“It appears that Starlink satellites are designed to deorbit, but they run the risk of crashing and creating more debris,” chimed in on another account.

“Low Earth Orbit Cleanup Is Still Experimental,” another user X said.

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