Earth’s exosphere is set to become increasingly crowded, with tens of thousands of commercial telecommunication satellites planned in the next few years. We need to ensure that technological and socio-economic advancements will not imperil scientific progress and humanity’s access to dark skies.
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Massey, R., Lucatello, S. & Benvenuti, P. The challenge of satellite megaconstellations. Nat Astron 4, 1022–1023 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-020-01224-9
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