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We’re entombing the Earth in an impenetrable shell of dead satellites – Yahoo News Australia

A recent study suggests that there is now nowhere on Earth free from the light pollution produced by overhead debris and satellites. Researchers expect that …

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Sputniks successful launch in 1957 marked a milestone in human history as the first time a man-made object had ever orbited the Earth. But little we understood of the space-based SNAFU we were courting with the advent of satellite technology. In the 64 years since, our planets night skies have become increasingly congested. Today more than 3,000 satellites circle the Earth and they are joined by millions of pieces of space debris such as bits of broken satellite, discarded rocket parts and flecks…

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