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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.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-astronomers-biggest-black-hole-jets.html
Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back.
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/18/2024/elon-musk-starlink-space-science-astronomy-study
Astronomers have long criticized the satellites for being too bright, making it harder to see the universe.
https://www.monash.edu/science/news-events/news/current/earth-may-have-had-a-ring-system-466-million-years-ago
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-astronomers-black-hole-starving-host.html
Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope to confirm that supermassive black holes can starve their host galaxies of the fuel they need to form new stars. The results are reported in the journal Nature Astronomy.
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-earth-mini-moon-months.html
A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/reentry-science-esa-salsa-satellite
ESA researchers pioneering re-entry science chase real-world data to the edge of space
https://apnews.com/article/moon-volcano-lava-glass-beads-china-3d5b0dfce0cdf8f7a9b2607072f997c9
New research suggests that volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth. Researchers based their conclusion on an analysis of tiny glass beads brought back from the moon by a Chinese spacecraft.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL109058
https://www.space.com/nasa-solar-sail-deployment
Spacecraft data has confirmed successful deployment of the futuristic technology.