Shiny Satellites, Space Junk Blocking Our View of the Universe: Study The study is the first to examine the overall effect of space objects on the night sky. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 3 May 2021 12:18 IST Photo Credit: Royal Astronomical Society/ Andreas Möller Trails caused by the fifth deployment of satellites making up the Starlink constellation Highlights Mega-constellations include satellites such as ones launched by Starlink Companies such as Amazon and OneWeb, too, plan to launch their satellites Shiny satellites and space junk orbiting Earth may have increased the brightness of the night sky by more than 10 percent above the natural light levels, a new study has found, and further stated that these objects in the sky could also pose a threat to our viewing of the universe. The research, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, a scientific journal, is the first to examine the overall effect of space objects on the night sky rather than the impact of individual satellites and space debris affecting astronomers' images.