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Satellite Surge Threatens Space Telescopes, Astronomers Warn

[P]Satellite surge threatens space telescopes

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AFP-Jiji

20:10 JST, December 23, 2025

PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth’s orbit in the coming years could contaminate almost all the images taken by space telescopes, NASA astronomers warned on Dec. 3.

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