YouTube is facing backlash for removing a video interview of two California doctors who argued that coronavirus shutdowns have gone too far, after the streaming video platform said it would not allow content that ‘disputes the efficacy of local health authority guidance.’ The nearly hour-long video, which was taken down on Monday, features Drs. Dan Erickson … Read more
Elon Musk has a dream of providing the world with high speed internet using satellites in low orbit – and it could soon become a reality. The SpaceX CEO announced on Twitter that the firm’s Starlink service will be available to certain locations in six months, with private beta in just three. Musk had noted … Read more
How to watch Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites over the UK this weekend: Trail of bright lights passing across the night sky will be visible across most of the country SpaceX launched 60 more satellites on Wednesday as part of its constellation 422 of the internet satellites are in orbit with another 500 launching this year … Read more
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his company is ‘fixing’ the brightness of his ultra-bright constellation of satellites, which are disrupting the night sky for astronomers. Stargazers have been puzzled by the unusual brightness of Musk’s satellite constellation, called Starlink, which aims to provide satellite internet access. The brightness of the constellation is due to … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more
SpaceX’s Starlink project has made a very visible appearance above much of western Europe, startling sky-gazers. A string of bright lights appeared to march uniformly across the sky last night, with photographers capturing the event and sharing footage on Twitter. Prominent comedian, science communicator and physicist Dara O’Briain took to Twitter to bemoan the man-made … Read more