SpaceGizmodoabout 2 hours ago
ESO Study Caps Satellites at 100,000
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A European Southern Observatory study proposes limiting Earth-orbiting satellites to 100,000 faint enough to be invisible to the naked eye. Over 14,000 satellites currently orbit Earth, but companies like SpaceX and Reflect Orbital propose launching 1.7 million total, which would devastate astronomy.
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