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Will SpaceX Internet Interfere with Astronomy?

Cliff Johnson, a Northwestern University astronomer, was surveying the Magellanic Clouds – two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way – in the predawn hours of November 18, 2019, when 19 streaks of bright lights crossed into the telescope’s view. Johnson was to later learn that the shining objects were part…

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What are All Those Lights Up in the Sky in Perfect Formation?

People looking up in the night sky, such as looking up at Venus, have seen a group of lights, flying in a perfectly straight line, as if in formation, and are wondering “What the heck are those things??”. Some are freaking out a bit, wondering if it’s the alien invasion,…