Massive wings of satellite fleet shine brighter at night, causing astronomical issues
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AST SpaceMobile has launched five BlueBird satellites with massive 693 square foot antenna arrays to provide direct cellular service to smartphones. These bright satellites, along with other mega-constellations like China's Qianfan and SpaceX's Starlink, are raising concerns among astronomers about interference with observations of faint celestial objects.
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