ESOMar 27

In the future, we might see one million more satellites in Earth's orbit. The consequences to astronomy would be devastating.

Fighting for a fair and sustainable usage of space, for astronomy and humanity — that's Betty Kioko's job as ESO’s Institutional Affairs Officer.

Learn more about her job and what ESO is doing in this direction: https://www.eso.org/public/blog/betty-kioko/

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science #environment #sustainability

Show threadBill Zaumen
@esoastronomy The "good" news is that, if they put a million satellites in low earth orbit, the inevitable will likely happen and we'll see what it is like to live on a planet with rings consisting of dust and small chunks left over after the satellites start hitting each other.
Mar 27 at 9:39pmWeb