Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Starlink satellites visible in a mosaic of an astronomical image.
Courtesy of NSF’s
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/NSF/AURA/CTIO/DELVE)

The proliferation of artificial satellites and space debris orbiting the Earths is a rapidly increasing source of artificial night sky brightness.

A new study points to a set of preliminary estimations and concludes that future satellite mega-constellations are expected to increase significantly this light pollution source.

For the study, go to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters at:

https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slab030

Also, read this Science magazine article: “Study finds nowhere on Earth is safe from satellite light pollution” at:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/study-finds-nowhere-earth-safe-satellite-light-pollution?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2021-04-02&et_rid=17085048&et_cid=3722024