"Low Earth orbit is filling with #satellites, and space #telescopes are beginning to notice.

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"Low Earth orbit is filling with #satellites, and space #telescopes are beginning to notice. A new study published in Nature finds that reflections from large satellite constellations could interfere with most images taken by some current and future space observatories. Because these missions rely on long exposures to detect extremely faint objects, even brief satellite crossings can hide objects or reduce the amount of usable data scientists collect."

Satellite Megaconstellations Could Threaten Up to 96 Percent of Space Telescope Images

Learn how expanding satellite megaconstellations in low Earth orbit could introduce widespread light pollution into space telescope observations.

Discover Magazine (www.discovermagazine.com)

#SpaceEnvironment