Starlink, SpaceX’s project to provide affordable, high-speed satellite internet anywhere in the world, has long been a response in the scientific community. The number exceeds thousands and is expected to reach 42 thousand. Starlink satellitesIt was shared that it made space observations from Earth difficult.

A new published study has also been the kind that will fuel these reactions in the scientific world. The study, dated May 12, found that Starlink satellites emit radiation and that they are used in space studies and pollutes the wavelength to be protected revealed.

Traces of Starlink found on frequency preserved for space studies:

Scientists began their work suspecting that Starlink satellites are already emitting radiation. To confirm these suspicions, it consists of more than 20 thousand radio antennas located in Europe. Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) network used.

Thanks to this network, the scientists, who were able to make very precise measurements, observed 68 satellites of Starlink. Of these 68 satellites, 47 were found to have electromagnetic leakage. satellites, It caused pollution at frequencies of 100 – 188 MHz.

The International Telecommunication Union has specifically reserved the frequency range 150.05 – 153 MHz for radio astronomy and had protected.

Leaking is not intentional:

According to scientists, the leak in Starlink satellites was not done on purpose. The leak is in the satellites. of electronic equipment arises.

At the same time the effect of this leakage on observations at the moment it is imperceptibly low. But the situation may be different in the future, when similar leaks occur on thousands of satellites. For this reason, the names behind the work have contacted SpaceX.