Satellites Posing Bigger-Than-Expected Light Pollution Threat: RAS

Satellites and other objects in orbit are causing light pollution "significantly more than previously understood," the U.K. Royal Astronomical Society said Monday. It said new research shows the number of objects in orbit could boost the overall brightness of the night sky across much of the planet more than 10% above natural light levels. That would exceed the threshold for considering a location "light polluted," it said.