Planned launch of 500,000 satellites could blind the Hubble Space Telescope forever, according to an alarming study

Simulations suggest that satellite streaks could spoil about one in three Hubble images, even when the telescope stays above Earth’s weather. A team of researchers modeled plans that could put about 560,000 satellites aloft by the 2030s. The work was led by Dr. Alejandro S. Borlaff at NASA’s Ames Research Center. His team studies how satellite light interferes with telescope observations and develops planning tools to safeguard limited observing time. “When you position a telescope in space, it’s usually a very pristine environment,” said Dr. Borlaff. More

(Source: Earth.com - Feb 9)