Scientists call out light pollution from LEO satellites

22 Mar, 2023

London, March 22 (IANS) Increasing light pollution, produced by low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, like Elon Musk's Starlink, is affecting astronomers who need unfettered access to dark night skies for their observations, scientists have argued.

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