Astronomers Join Forces to Push Back Against Satellite 'Pollution' Ruining The Skies

📆 2/8/2022 12:22 PM
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The number of active satellites in the night sky has more than doubled since 2019 – from around 2,200 to 5,000. That is mostly due to Starlink, a SpaceX project aimed at providing internet anywhere in the world through 'mega-constellations' of sate

As well as pushing back against new developments, it's also important for astronomers to work out how to live with these satellites now.

But with at least 100,000 satellites in our near future, Gorman suggests being wary of how this will not only affect astronomers, but all of us.

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