Satellite Megaconstellations Will Threaten Space-Based Astronomy

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Webstir

about 1 month ago

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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.

beardyw

about 1 month ago

> Kessler effect

New to me, interesting.

positr0n

about 1 month ago

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

az09mugen

about 1 month ago

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

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