"[W]hile [astronomers] continue to work on satellite interference issues, they are expanding their work to other topics broadly associated with space sustainability. These issues range from the threat of obtrusive space advertising and reentries that interfere with their observations to the danger of confusing asteroids with flying Teslas."

Comprehensive reporting by @jeff_foust for @spacenews_inc on Dark & Quiet Skies at #AAS245.

https://spacenews.com/as-the-night-sky-grows-crowded-astronomers-face-a-growing-problem/

#Space #SpaceSustainability #DarkAndQuietSkies #SpaceAdvertising #SpaceDebris #Reentry #PlanetaryDefense #Astronomy

Thanks to @skyandtelescope for publishing this story about light pollution and satellite impacts on the night sky resulting from our AAS Committee for the Protection of Astronomy and the Space Environment press briefing at #AAS245.

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/space-industry-adds-threats-to-astronomy-light-pollution-remains-a-big-problem/

#Astronomy #LightPollution #DarkSkies #Space #Satellites

And wrapping up my #AAS245 posts - Day 4

We started off the morning with Stella Offner's plenary Lecture: The Star Formation Engine.

Offner is part of the STARFORGE collaboration, which simulates the star formation process.

Star formation involves a lot of physics at a lot of scales — from gravity, magnetic fields, and turbulence that influence how gas collapses into stars, and stellar feedback processes that destroy the surrounding nebula.

Found a photo of me from the American Astronomical Society's gallery this week at #aas245.

Even from the back, there's no doubt that's me.

Wrapping up day 3 of #AAS245 with the JWST town hall (yes, I know that it was Wednesday. In my defense, there was a lot going on).

JWST is awesome, working better than expected, scientifically productive, and has more than 20 years worth of propellant.

They don’t know what the ultimate lifetime will be, but want it to be multiple decades. They are confident all of the moving parts will work for at least 10 years.