The starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art and poetry, but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricultural practices in many traditions. 9News
The starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art and poetry, but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricultural practices in many traditions.
Earlier research showed that satellites and space debris may increase the overall brightness of the night sky. The increase is mostly due to SpaceX and other companies launching large groups of satellites to provide high-speed internet communications around the world.Collisions that generate space debris are more likely as space fills with new satellites.Increasing numbers of satellites and space debris reflect ever more sunlight towards the night side of Earth.
We looked at the effect on the planned large-scale survey of the night sky to be carried out at the Vera Rubin Observatory starting in 2024. Some astrophysical events are rare and if researchers are unable to view them when they occur, there might not be an opportunity to easily see a given event again during a survey's operational period.Brighter night skies make it more likely such potentially hazardous objects may remain undetected.A dramatic and unprecedented transformation
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Satellites and space junk may make dark night skies brighter, hindering astronomy and hiding stars from our viewThe starry night sky has not only inspired countless works of music, art and poetry, but has also played an important role in timekeeping, navigation and agricultural practices in many traditions. 9News
Read more »
Billionaires in space help relaunch NASA’s firepower: agency chiefBillionaires taking supersonic joyrides into the edge of space are helping to bring down the cost of space exploration for NASA and similar agencies, its current head says.
Read more »
Friday night Australian east coast solar storm could lead to spectacular light showAn enormous coronal hole opening on the sun, sending charged particles to Earth, will potentially cause auroras – and a range of technical issues
Read more »
Perrottet answers questions on what he messaged Chris Minns last nightNSW Premier Dominic Perrottet casts his vote in his Epping electorate and answers some final election day questions about the cost of living and personal messages sent to Opposition leader Chris Minns. “I’ve always been saying, when as Treasurer and as Premier, the point of the state budget is not an end of itself – our budget is to help families’ budgets and that is exactly what we do,” Mr Perrottet said at a media conference. The Premier also said he messaged Opposition leader Chris Minns last night to “wish him all the best”.
Read more »
Could overlooking regional issues come back to bite major parties on election night?There has been plenty of coverage about toll roads and Western Sydney during the NSW election campaign, but it's crossbenchers in the regions who may end up deciding who forms government, writes Kelly Fuller.
Read more »