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Satellites Make up to 80,000 Flashing Glints Per Hour. It's a Big Problem for Astronomers - Universe Today
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What's the point of looking at the stars of we never reach for them? At some point the telescopes have to move into space, we can't stay earthbound forever
Man, I just went to a good seminar today on finding habitable exoplanets that emphasized that we currently need ground based telescopes, because it is still impractical to make 30+ meter telescopes in space and would be very expensive, even if could be done. But progress is just launching a bunch of bullshit into orbit to avoid real investment in infrastructure like fiber and other telecommunication lines.
With sufficient tweets/xeets/whatever about how "we can't stay earthbound forever" and "we must spread the light of consciousness to the stars," extremely credulous "I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE" bazinga brains will happily see actual science being trampled upon in favor of performative spectacle bullshit.