Scientists express serious concern that the growing Starlink satellite constellation, while providing global internet, could interfere with astronomical observations. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that further overcrowding of the sky by these satellites might blind powerful Earth-based telescopes.

(ANSA) - SANTIAGO DEL CILE, 13 MAR - Italy is strengthening its role in major international astronomical research with the visit of the Minister of Universities and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, to the sites of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in the Atacama Desert in Chile, home to some of the world’s most advanced telescopes. Accompanied by Roberto Ragazzoni, President of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), the Italian delegation traveled to the construction site of the E...

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch up to 1.7 million satellites into Earth orbit in the coming years. A study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that this large number of satellites will make the night sky too bright, potentially having a destructive impact on space research.

A study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns that plans by SpaceX and other companies to launch up to 1.7 million satellites could make the night sky too bright, negatively affecting space research.