What Starlink Is Doing to Astronomy Is Worse Than You Think
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Astronomy has never been more powerful and it may never have been more vulnerable. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory can generate millions of alerts in a single night. Gravitational waves and neutrinos have opened entirely new ways of observing the Universe. Giant telescopes are collecting more light than ever before. At the same time, astronomers are drowning in data, satellite constellations are increasingly contaminating the night sky, and billion-dollar decisions are determining which observatories get built and which never do. In this documentary, an astronomer gives an honest assessment of where the field stands. We examine Rubin’s data revolution, the growing satellite problem, the controversial tradeoff between space and ground-based telescopes, and the rise of multi-messenger astronomy. Astronomy is not dying. In many ways, it is entering a golden age. The question is whether we can still protect the sky it depends on. -- DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA Commercial Purposes: insa
Tags: insane curiosity, space, science, astronomy, future of astronomy, astronomy crisis, Vera Rubin Observatory, Rubin Observatory, LSST, satellite pollution, Starlink astronomy, light pollution, night sky pollution, James Webb Space Telescope, JWST, Extremely Large Telescope, Giant Magellan Telescope, astronomy funding, gravitational waves, LIGO
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