CIRCLE WITH A DOT

"For two decades, spacefaring nations have operated under a simple rule: any satellite sent into orbit must have a less than one in 10,000 chance of injuring someone on the ground. The rule was written when a few dozen objects reentered the atmosphere each year. By early 2026, with more than 9,000 #Starlink satellites in orbit and filings for constellations totaling over 70,000 spacecraft, that arithmetic no longer holds."

Starlink Is Dropping From the Sky Again and Again. Scientists Warn Earth Is Already Feeling the Effects

For decades, space safety rules assumed satellite reentries would stay rare. By early 2026, with over 70,000 megaconstellation spacecraft planned, that assumption has collapsed.

Indian Defence Review (indiandefencereview.com)

#Space #Satellites #SpaceEnvironment

"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