Ground-based astronomy is facing a challenge. Artificial satellites launched into low Earth orbit have essentially become brighter than most stars visible in.
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New Nature paper contains the results of international observing campaign conducted over 130 days. Scientists, including astronomers from the International Astronomical Union Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference (IAU CPS), have published a