🌌Starlink Satellites Bleed 10,000x Stronger Signals Than Cosmic Dawn

Starlink Signals 10,000x Stronger Than Cosmic Dawn

Starlink satellites are bleeding radio signals 10,000 times stronger than the cosmic signals SKA-Low is built to detect, potentially rendering entire frequency bands unusable for cosmic research. Astronomers designed SKA-Low to detect neutral hydrogen signals from the cosmic dawn, but instead, they're picking up electronic leakage from SpaceX satellites. The emissions are so strong that they're reaching up to 10^6 Jy/beam, while early-universe hydrogen signals require sensitivity near 10^-5 Jy. This interference is a significant concern for researchers studying the early universe, as it could degrade data quality and render entire frequency bands scientifically unusable. SpaceX is reportedly open to dialogue on future hardware changes, but the question remains who decides what the radio sky is worth protecting, and whether that decision gets made before the window closes.