A simulation of the full network of Starlink satellites when their first 12,000 satellites are up. This network will provide near-total global coverage, continuously, with an additional 30,000 requested. While delivering high-speed internet globally is a noble goal, destroying ground-based astronomy, astrophotography, and even stargazing as a hobby should be reckoned with as extraordinary collateral damage. (Credit: SpaceX/Starlink)

10,000 Starlink satellites orbiting Earth … and counting

A simulation of the full network of Starlink satellites when their first 12,000 satellites are up - an additional 30,000 have been requested. While delivering high-speed internet globally is a noble goal, destroying ground-based astronomy, astrophotography, and even stargazing as a hobby should be reckoned with as extraordinary collateral damage.

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The Pentagon’s “Star Wars”, “Space-Based Capabilities”: ‘Golden Dome’ Costs Surge to $200 Billion…

An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Drago Bosnic, Published by Global Research, 22 March 2026 ports indicate that it will increase by $10 billion, reaching $185 billion. Reuters reports that the Pentagon plans to “accelerate key space-based ‌capabilities” and that this requires additional funding. Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and

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‘This is really intolerable’: Astronomers protest giant orbiting mirror project and SpaceX’s million AI satellites

This photo depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. The image consists of exposures taken over a 30-minute stretch in June 2024 from a latitude of 51 degrees north, when satellites even in low Earth orbit are lit all night by sunlight.

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