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Astronomy as a whole probably needs to move off world. Eventually someone was going to fill up orbit, and cheap global internet connectivity is a really good r
by XorNot 5y ago
Astronomy as a whole probably needs to move off world.
Eventually someone was going to fill up orbit, and cheap global internet connectivity is a really good reason to do so.
The telescopes you need for NEO detection aren't very big, so we really should fund a full high orbit web of them for planetary defence.
- gitfan86 5y agoBecause air seems clear people don't realize that using a telescope from sea level is like adding a layer of ice to your windshield while driving.
- kaba0 5y agoWhy don’t we do instead the starlink equivalent but at a lower altitude -> lower radius -> less satellite. We could easily put a “satellite” at each roof and be done. It’s just not as good PR as space.