An ESO study warns that satellite megaconstellations could compromise ground-based astronomy. Researchers propose a limit of 100,000 faint satellites, compared with the nearly 2 million expected to be launched over the coming years.One hour of satellite passes over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile (October 2025). Credit: F. Kamphues, ESO/M. Kornmesser.The night sky is becoming increasingly crowded with artificial satellites. Those operating …
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