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SpaceX's Satellite Swarm: Could It Hurt Astronomy?

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:12:13
Publish Date: 2019-11-13 09:00:45
Description: The private space company run by Elon Musk launched 60 satellites into orbit this week. Science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel explains why astronomers worry that kind of traffic — if it continues unabated — could permanently alter their ability to observe the night sky. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
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