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Study finds nowhere on Earth is safe from satellite light pollution

We Never Know

We Never Know

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That's sad. And like it says it will get worse.

"There appears to be nowhere left on Earth where astronomers can view the stars without light pollution from space junk and satellites, according to a new analysis. The study considered the tens of thousands of objects in orbit as of 2020—before an onslaught of thousands more satellites that companies plan to launch in the coming years.

“It’s a bit of an eye opener,” says John Barentine, director of public policy at the International Dark-Sky Association, who helped author the study, accepted today in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and posted online. “As space gets more crowded, the magnitude of this effect will only be more, not less.”

Study finds nowhere on Earth is safe from satellite light pollution | Science | AAAS
 
Ben Dhyan

Ben Dhyan

Veteran Member
We Never Know said:
That's sad. And like it says it will get worse.

"There appears to be nowhere left on Earth where astronomers can view the stars without light pollution from space junk and satellites, according to a new analysis. The study considered the tens of thousands of objects in orbit as of 2020—before an onslaught of thousands more satellites that companies plan to launch in the coming years.

“It’s a bit of an eye opener,” says John Barentine, director of public policy at the International Dark-Sky Association, who helped author the study, accepted today in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and posted online. “As space gets more crowded, the magnitude of this effect will only be more, not less.”

Study finds nowhere on Earth is safe from satellite light pollution | Science | AAAS
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Take a look at the latest satellite launch report from 1 February to 24 March, less than 2 months.

Jonathans's Space Report - Current Issue - https://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html
 
We Never Know

We Never Know

No Slack
Saint Frankenstein said:
Eventually we won't be able to see the stars anymore with the way we're going. Good going, humanity.
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Or launch rockets/shuttle's into space without them taking damage/severe damage from all the debris they could/will collide with. Even small fragments can cause damage.

"There are more than 20,000 pieces of debris larger than a softball orbiting the Earth. They travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft. There are 500,000 pieces of debris the size of a marble or larger. There are many millions of pieces of debris that are so small they can’t be tracked.

Even tiny paint flecks can damage a spacecraft when traveling at these velocities. In fact a number of space shuttle windows have been replaced because of damage caused by material that was analyzed and shown to be paint flecks."

Space Debris and Human Spacecraft
 
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