"Beyond the limit": one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
- Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.
- ” According to the study, no more than 100 000 faint satellites, below naked eye visibility, should orbit Earth, to safeguard our ability to observe the night sky with modern telescopes.
- The study is the first to compute the extent to which large and bright satellite constellations — which have also raised concerns about their impacts on health and the envi
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- Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch over 1.7 million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would have “devastating consequences for astronomy.
- ” According to the study, no more than 100 000 faint satellites, below naked eye visibility, should orbit Earth, to safeguard our ability to observe the night sky with modern telescopes.
- The study is the first to compute the extent to which large and bright satellite constellations — which have also raised concerns about their impacts on health and the envi
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