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An astronomer's lament: SpaceX 'megaconstellations' are ruining space exploration for everyone
Private companies like SpaceX are crowding Earth's atmosphere with ever-increasing numbers of satellite 'megaconstellations'. For astronomers, the toll of these bright, ubiquitous objects is already painfully clear.