For the first time, a European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has quantified the threat to astronomy posed by a large number of highly reflective satellites planned to launch in the coming years.
Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, risks closure by 2028 due to funding cuts, threatening its role in UK radio astronomy and impacting thousands of scientists.
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American astronomers, armed with leading-edge AI tools, have discovered a sensational archipelago of exoplanets circling alien stars sprinkled across the Milky Way.