For context, most satellite constellations we can see in space have magnitudes between 4 and 6, the study states, likening BlueWalker 3's magnitude of 0.4 to the stars Procyon and Achernar.

Smart satellite sends data in real-time There is a fundamental issue with how the Earth has been seen until now by satellites. The current Earth observation methods are slow, costly, and ineffective.

Fellow space nerds, I come bringing sweet internet relief for the Monday doldrums. It’s stuffin.space, a real-time, 3D-visualized map of all objects ...

The prototype BlueWalker 3 satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky. Astronomers are worried about even bigger, brighter satellites that are on the way.

The BlueWalker 3 satellite is now the eighth-brightest object in the sky. And it's just a prototype for an entire constellation of similar satellites.