
Space
SpaceX’s Dark Satellites Are Still Too Bright for Astronomers
The company’s attempts to dim the spacecraft in its megaconstellation fall short of eliminating disruptions to the world’s ground-based observatories
Emily Zhang is a senior at Columbia University majoring in astrophysics and concentrating in political science. Follow Emily Zhang on Twitter emilylinzhang
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