Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Already Causing a Headache for Astronomers

Astronomers at a Chilean observatory were rudely interrupted earlier this week when a SpaceX satellite train consisting of 60 Starlink... [Gizmodo]( November 20, 2019 [Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Already Causing a Headache for Astronomers]( [Astronomers at a Chilean observatory were rudely interrupted earlier this week when a SpaceX satellite train consisting of 60 Starlink satellites drifted overhead, in what scientists are apparently going to have to accept as the new normal.]( [Decade's End]( [Consumer DNA Testing May Be the Biggest Health Scam of the Decade]( [At the start of this decade, the federal government called out consumer DNA testing as a burgeoning scam industry. Little did we know how it would explode in popularity.]( [Animals]( [I Have to Tell You Something Very Important About Honeybees]( [I simply must inform you of this crucial bee fact: When bees get trapped in water, they use their wings as hydrofoils to surf back to the safety of land.]( [Crime]( [Indiana Supreme Court Sure Looks Skeptical That Taking a Police GPS Tracker Off Your Car Is Theft]( [The Indiana Supreme Court seemed dubious that a suspected Warrick County drug dealer who removed a hidden police tracker from his car should really be charged with theft, Ars Technica reported on Tuesday.]( [News]( [Iran's Internet Has Been Shut Off For 4 Days and No One Knows When It's Coming Back]( [The government of Iran shut off the internet for virtually everyone in the country on Saturday as protests over fuel prices turned violent. The internet in Iran has now been inaccessible to the general population of 81 million for almost four days, and it’s not clear when the government will...]( [Privacy and Security]( [Terrifying Camera App Flaw Left Millions of Android Phones Vulnerable to Spying]( [Even if you’re diligent about app permissions, sometimes you just can’t predict how or when a bad actor will abuse them. This time around, a team of security researchers found a terrifying flaw with the Android camera apps that could let malicious apps completely take control over a phone’s camera...]( [Facebook]( [Chinese State Media Runs Facebook Ad With Bill Gates Talking About How Great China Is Doing]( [Xinhua News, China’s largest state-run news agency, is currently buying ads on Facebook that feature a video of Bill Gates talking about China. The video ad is a fascinating example of the ways in which the Chinese government is using Facebook, which is banned in mainland China, to spread propaganda...]( [News]( [Bill Gates-Backed Startup Uses AI to Create Solar Rays Hot Enough to Melt Steel]( [Like a kid burning holes in their toys using a magnifying glass, solar furnaces essentially do the same thing on a much grander scale. The larger an array of reflectors you can build, the bigger the sun-focusing lens you get. But a new startup is promising a better way to...]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [Kotaku]( [Pokémon Fans, I Need Y'all To Shut Up About Dexit]( [I’m not new to this Pokémon shit. When I was a knuckleheaded young master, high off Black Radberry Now & Laters and bedeviled by the vicious thrill of the Safari Zone, I decided that I would catch them all. Years before Katamari Damacy would turn my capitalistic greed on...]( [The Inventory]( [Wednesday's Best Deals: Refurbished iPad Pros, Screen Protectors, Aerogarden, Under Armour, and More]( [A wireless charging accessory Gold Box, Jachs waffle knits, giant Snickers bar, and a heating pad lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web.]( [Kotaku]( [EA Scares Origin Users Into Thinking They're Hacked For No Reason]( [This morning at around 3am, jolted awake by an antsy newborn, I rolled over to check my email and was alarmed to see a message from EA with the subject: “You’ve redeemed an Origin Access Membership Code.” Goddamnit, I thought. Did someone hack me? Turns out it was just EA...]( [Jalopnik]( [You Don't Need To Engine Swap Your Toyota To Make 1,000 HP]( [When the world saw showed the new Toyota Supra, the world wept that there was no Toyota-designed engine under the hood. Rather than some new 3JZ, there was a BMW B58 straight six. Well, everyone may dry their tears, as tuning legend Steph Papadakis got that stock Supra engine to...]( [The A.V. Club]( [Better Call Saul's fifth season finally has a premiere date]( [Better Call Saul promises “speedy justice for you!” but not necessarily a speedy return. AMC has revealed a premiere date for the fifth season of the critically-acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel series, along with a pair of brief teasers and some new photos. The premiere date is a bit of a...]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036