Although observation is quite common from Earth, we don't think there are those who are not enchanted when viewing a sky starry. Unfortunately, it may be that the activity ceases to become as simple as that, as our problems with space debris are countless. They must cover the stars and hinder the possible chances of finding extraterrestrial life sooner rather than later. Learn what is leading scholars to reach this conclusion.
Space junk prevents the visualization of stars
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While enjoying a starry sky is wonderful, reports say that this activity will be much more difficult to do later this century. The great cause of this is the number of satellites that are increasingly present in space and space debris. In addition to making it impossible to see the stars, the report also claims that trashing our chances makes it harder to find alien life.
Over the past three years, an increase of more than 8,000 near-Earth satellites has been estimated. In addition, it is possible to state that there are already 400,000 of them approved globally to orbit the planet through SpaceX from
Elon Musk. The big problem is that the number should grow in the coming years. Musk himself, for example, has already predicted that more than 44,000 satellites should be launched soon, targeting his Starlink constellation.satellite problems
They impede vision primarily because they reflect sunlight back to Earth. In doing so, they leave trails of light, making it difficult for radio telescopes to see the sky clearly.
A professor of physics at Catholic University even states: “If you just went out into a dark place in some space and looked up at the sky in 2030, it would be a very macabre scene. The sky will be full of moving satellites, and the number of stars you will see is minimal, even in a very dark sky. It is an important issue”.
It is estimated that around 16,000 of the near-Earth satellites are not even working.
Expert Ken MacLeod adds: “They will cause re-entry fireballs. If we really believe the numbers of how many are going to fall, that's about 60 every day, and that's a lot brighter than than magnitude 7 (the faintest starlight visible to the naked eye), so they can cause problems with all these comments".
The aliens will also no longer be seen
Experts also point out how difficult it will be to identify any signs of civilization out here with a sky full of pollution.
