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Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. They were met with gunfire, and the shooters escaped, leaving behind an increasingly familiar find for authorities: Starlink internet units.

Researchers say that the rising number of space launches around the world will warm parts of the atmosphere and thin the ozone layer.

Artificial satellites, thousands of which now clutter low-Earth orbit, have essentially become an invasive species.