The SpaceX founder has finally provided an update on the satellite Internet service’s status in South Africa, two years after its estimated launch date changed to “unknown”.

The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say. The thousands of orbiting satellites are “blinding” radio telescopes and may be hindering astronomical research,

New Starlink satellites’ radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, scientists discover

SpaceX’s ever-increasing network of satellites is still blocking researchers’ ability to view distant galaxies, planets, and stars, according to experts.

Wave Goodbye Elon Musk's Starlink communications satellites aren't just physically junking up Earth's orbit, but are, according to researchers, actually interfering with radio telescopes. As the BBC reports,