'One of Musk's endeavors threatens to alter our relationship to the night sky itself,' writes parismarx
Paris Marx is a Canadian technology writer and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. Paris is also the author oflon Musk is an expert at capturing people’s attention, and these days, the headlines are following Musk’s takeover ofand the ensuing chaos as he tries to reshape the platform in the way he believes it should be run. But in the process, we shouldn’t forget what else he’s up to, especially as one of his endeavors threatens to alter our relationship to the night sky itself: Starlink.
If you’ve heard of Starlink before, it’s probably in the news about the war in Ukraine, where the government and army have been. Starlink is a satellite internet service operated by Musk’s space company, SpaceX, that currently has over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit that beam the signal back to users’ receiver dishes.
, astronomer and physicist Tony Tyson said that once there are tens of thousands, “you’ll see the sky crawling.”While these effects will be global, they will be more noticeable in some parts of the world than others. Residents of urban areas will already be familiar with light pollution: Because of all the lights that are on at night to illuminate roads, businesses, and public places, we can see far fewer of the stars above us.
into the atmosphere, increasing the amount of light pollution and creating a new “skyglow” that scientists say further reduces the number of stars we can see, with consequences for humans and animals alike.
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