Can SpaceX save astronomy from Starlink? Elon Musk seems to think so. SpaceX is swarming the sky with thousands of Starlink satellites and astronomers are worried they will ruin astronomy. But at a meeting with astronomers on Starlink and the coming mega constellations of satellites, Elon Musk told the astronomical community how SpaceX can mitgate Starlink's impact with new orbital flight configurations and darkening technologies such as Darksat and Visorsat. The question still remains if it will work, and if Starlink will ruin the night sky.

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SpaceX Starlink mitigation https://www.spacex.com/news/2020/04/28/starlink-update
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