Satellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy (opens in new tab)

(nature.com)

15 pointsjdnier3mo ago4 comments

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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.

az09mugen3mo ago

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

beardyw3mo ago

> Kessler effect

New to me, interesting.

positr0n3mo ago

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

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