Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to get worse.

The "Starlink satellite train" has become a captivating sight for skywatchers, offering a glimpse of the future of global internet coverage. This dazzling spectacle occurs shortly after SpaceX ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

A new type of super-black, highly resistant satellite paint promises an affordable fix to the satellite light pollution problem that has marred astronomical research since the recent advent of low ...

However, Vantablack 310 could help cut down on that brightness by limiting how much light the satellites reflect to just 2%. That’s a huge improvement that would virtually remove satellite ...

There are more than 10,000 satellites now in orbit and growing space junk to match. In recent years, more companies — most ...

SpaceX hopes to expand the constellation up to 42,000 satellites, which would make the light pollution even worse. Dr. Keiran Clifford, a Surrey Nanosystem project lead, said in a statement: ...

July will kick off with colorful flashes of light during Independence Day celebrations across the United States, but the ...

When Vantablack 310 is applied to a surface, it reflects only 2% of incoming light, meaning it absorbs the remaining 98%.

Starlink satellites are featured in this file photo (Dec 2024) taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit from the International Space Station (ISS). (Don Pettit/NASA via SWNS) More than 8,000 low Earth orbit ...

To combat this problem, satellite operators have begun experimenting with mitigation strategies, including dark coatings and changes to satellite position, though the negative impact on ground ...