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It is indeed nonsensical, but it was covered by every news outlet a couple of years ago. Astronomy issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare#Mega-c
by NavinF 4y ago
It is indeed nonsensical, but it was covered by every news outlet a couple of years ago.
Astronomy issues: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare#Mega-constellations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare#Mega-constella...
Orbital debris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome#Potential_triggers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome#Potential_tri...
Nobody bothered to look at the details.
- consumer451 4y ago> Nobody bothered to look at the details. This is a solid contender for humanity's epitaph.
- deelowe 4y agoI read the links, but I'm not seeing where the concerns are nonsensical.
- NavinF 4y agoThe links are just background info. The concerns are difficult to dispute because they’re “not even wrong”. There are no specific claims that can be disputed. Serious astronomers don’t just look at a photo with bright dots and get confused because some of them are satellites. A few predictable bright pixels are the least of their concerns. As far as space debris, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_debris_producing_events https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_debris_produci...