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Photobombing satellites could ruin space-telescopes' view of the Universe

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500,000 low-Earth-orbit satellites are planned for launch by the end of the 2030s. Researchers modelled the impact these might have on space-based telescopes' view of the Universe, and saw that many images could be unusable due to streaks of light reflected by the satellites. The team say their work is a worst-case scenario and propose a series of strategies to help protect the night sky.


Read the paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09759-5

Read a news article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03953-1

#science #astronomy #space #nasa
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