With 1.7 Million Satellites Planned for Earth Orbit, Astronomy Faces an Existential Crisis: "Beyond 100,000, Observation

Satellite proliferation imperils astronomical observations, study finds

Astronomers warn that exceeding 100,000 active artificial satellites in low Earth orbit will make ground-based astronomical observations effectively unmanageable, as over 1.7 million spacecraft are currently proposed worldwide. A new … Read More