Are internet satellites a threat to astronomy?
The number of proposed megaconstellations just keeps growing. And they could impact new wide-field sky surveys and radio telescopes.
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The number of proposed megaconstellations just keeps growing. And they could impact new wide-field sky surveys and radio telescopes.
An astronomer told Nature that if more companies were to launch groups of large satellites, "then the night sky will be irreversibly changed."
At times, the enormous telecommunications spacecraft is brighter than some of the most iconic stars visible from Earth. At times, the enormous telecommunications spacecraft is brighter than some of the most iconic stars visible from Earth.
At times, the enormous BlueWalker 3 telecommunications satellite is brighter than some of the most iconic stars visible from Earth
New York Times: Musk’s near total control of satellite internet has raised alarms.