I'm a fan of ground based radio astronomy, however: > there's no reason to put a radio telescope in space sadly isn't as true as it once was .. * https://www

I'm a fan of ground based radio astronomy, however: > there's no reason to put a radio telescope in space sadly isn't as true as it once was .. * https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-24/aa51856-24.html https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2024/09/aa51856-... Once that constellation is fully expanded as intended, the planned chinese constellation joins it, and other nations (India?, the EU?) pile on, things will get even noisier. The dark side of the moon offers hope, but it's still a lot of addiional awkwardness and expense that could be avoided with better attention to "the commons".