Tag: Satellite Megaconstellations
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Satellite Megaconstellations Are Becoming a Serious Threat to Space Telescopes, Study Finds
A Growing Problem for Astronomy: Bright Satellite Trails in Space-Based Images A new peer-reviewed study published in Nature warns that rapidly expanding satellite megaconstellations pose a major and escalating threat—not just to ground-based observatories, but to space telescopes in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Reflections from satellites already show up as bright streaks across astronomical exposures,…
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