Scientists Warn 1.7 Million Satellites Could Destroy Our View of the Night Sky
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An ESO study warns that millions of planned satellites could brighten the night sky and make important observations in space more difficult.
Scientists warn that plans for a data center in Earth orbit could interfere with astronomical telescopes due to light pollution from thousands of satellites.
According to a study by Olivier Hainaut, astronomer at the European Southern Observatory, megaconstellations projects now exceed 1.7 million satellites, between SpaceX and the start-up Reflect Orbital. To preserve the Very Large Telescope and the Vera Rubin Observatory, he recommends limiting the number of satellites dark enough to escape the naked eye to 100,000.
Scientists warn 1.7 million satellites could destroy our view of the night sky
The number of satellites orbiting Earth is growing at an incredible speed, and scientists say it could soon change the night sky forever. A new study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that current plans to launch more than 1.7 million satellites could seriously harm astronomy and make it much harder to study the […] The post Scientists warn 1.7 million satellites could destroy our view of the night sky appeared first on Knowridge …
More and more satellites are circling around the Earth - and much more could soon be achieved. A new study by the European Southern Observatory shows that if the currently planned mega constellations become a reality, they could massively complicate the view into the universe and severely impair scientific observations.
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