Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy

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	Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy (nature.com)
	15 points by jdnier 196 days ago

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Webstir 196 days ago

And, you know, this little thing called the Kessler effect. Which, I’m kinda rooting for because it’d crash capitalism overnight and give us a chance to build something new.

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az09mugen 195 days ago

Kessler syndrome*. For those interested in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

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beardyw 195 days ago

> Kessler effect

New to me, interesting.

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positr0n 196 days ago

How do you figure that? Capitalism has been chugging along for hundreds of years before artificial satellites existed.

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