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light pollution
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Too many satellites? Earth’s orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
Astronomer’s view of a star obscured by streaks from Starlink satellites. Rafael Schmall/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Gregory Radisic,…
The Viewpoint: A new observatory is assembling the most complete time-lapse record of the night sky ever
Now operational, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is creating a 10-year movie of the universe to investigate everything from the nature of dark matter to the threat of nearby asteroids.
What’s a ‘black moon’? Here’s why it’s worth looking up at the sky this week
Not a black moon. Jayanth Muppaneni/Unsplash Laura Nicole Driessen, University of Sydney There’s been a lot of buzz…
Where Are All the Coastal Observatories?
While islands and beaches offer low light pollution and clear skies, they are unsuitable for professional astrophysics observatories…
Satellites are making the night sky brighter – as a launch site, NZ has a duty to combat light pollution
Wikimedia Commons/Yourong F. Wang, CC BY-SA William Grant, University of Canterbury New Zealand’s space sector has been developing…