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About 15,000 satellites are circling Earth — and they’re disrupting the sky

Learn more about the number of satellites circling Earth and the multiple ways they are changing the sky.

Have you seen a string of lights in the skies over central Indiana? You might have spotted Starlink satellites

INDIANAPOLIS — Did you spot a string of lights in the skies over central Indiana on Wednesday night? FOX59/CBS4 received ...
CNET

I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night

Starlink's new FCC approval for 7,500 more satellites aims to boost service and capacity for millions. But at what cost?
Gizmodo

Satellite Companies Like SpaceX Are Ignoring Astronomers’ Calls to Save the Night Sky

There are more than 12,000 active satellites circling Earth at the moment, a growing figure that has nearly doubled in less than three years. This recent boom in the satellite industry has been a ...

Missed lights in the sky? Here’s when they may return to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – The FOX 2 Newsroom received many reports of strings of lights in the skies over St. Louis at around 6 p.m. Wednesday. The weather was mild and many people were out taking in the rare warm ...