At about 9:20 pm on April 19, 2020, many explorers were surprised to see many bright spots flashing and moving in rows across the night sky. They posted images on social networking sites and speculated whether the light trails were UFOs or not? It turns out that all the light trails people see are just satellites launched from billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink project.
Spots of light move in rows
Starlink is a project of the SpaceX company led by Elon Musk, the goal of the project is to put into space 12,000 satellites orbiting the earth to provide free Wifi to the whole world. To date, 362 satellites have been successfully launched into orbit, each launch will have 60 satellites deployed.
It seems that many people do not update this information, so they are surprised at the image of dozens of light streaks chasing each other in rows across the night sky.
An amateur photographer named James Newman captured some beautiful moments in his London garden. James also joked: “A lot of people mistake them for UFOs, but rest assured, these won’t kidnap you.”
Beautiful photo of light trails from satellites taken by James Newman
After that, there were many shares of this photo and many other images on Twitter with many skeptical questions about aliens. But Elon Musk explained to the media soon after.
The Starlink program is being opposed by astrologers, who say the project could hinder stargazing due to the light coming from the satellites. However, Musk firmly stated that these satellites will not have such an impact.
Last October, SpaceX revealed it wanted to launch 30,000 more bandwidth satellites in the Starlink project. The company is applying for more licenses and it could take up to 7 years to complete. Hopefully we can soon enjoy cheap or even free Wifi services from this project.
