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Astronomers Worry As ‘Satellite Constellations’ Fill The Night Sky
SpaceX satellites soaring across the night sky have many wondering what they are
Orbital Debris Creates a New Problem: Light Pollution
SpaceX Satellites Are A Problem For Astronomers
John Barentine, director of conservation for the International Dark-Sky Association, started thinking about the implications of having hundreds or thousands of satellites up in the sky at the same time after the first Starlink launch in May of 2019.
“In the next 10 years, we expect that the number of satellites orbiting the Earth will increase by more than an order of magnitude,” he says. “The Starlink program alone represents about 30,000 objects compared to the roughly 4,000 or so satellites that are in orbit around the Earth right now.” Could a New FCC Challenge Stop SpaceX's Starlink Launches?
Space junk is blocking our view of the stars, scientists say
A proliferation of space junk is blocking our view of the cosmos, research shows
Nights less and less dark: the fault of satellites and space debris
The ever-increasing number of man-made objects around the earth may brighten the night sky by more than 10%
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