SpaceX's president said the company is exploring how to stop Starlink satellites from annoying astronomers

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Shotwell said she wants people to be able to admire Starlink satellites without sacrificing views of the moon or other planets in our solar system.

Elon Musk is planning to station a network of 42,000 Starlink satellites in orbit above Earth. The aim of the SpaceX project is, eventually, to provide the entire world with high-speed internet. Though there are only 120 Starlink satellites currently in orbit, they're already wreaking havoc among the astronomical research community, obscuring the view of the night sky.

Elon Musk is planning to station a network of 42,000 Starlink satellites in orbit above Earth. The aim of the SpaceX project is, eventually, to provide the entire world with high-speed internet. Though there are only 120 Starlink satellites currently in orbit, they're already wreaking havoc among the astronomical research community, obscuring the view of the night sky.

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