Aggregate effects of proliferating low-Earth-orbit objects and implications for astronomical data lost in the noise

JC Barentine, A Venkatesan, J Heim, J Lowenthal… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The rising population of artificial satellites and associated debris in low-altitude orbits is
increasing the overall brightness of the night sky, threatening ground-based astronomy as …

Intelligence of astronomical optical telescope: Present status and future perspectives

K Huang, T Hu, J Cai, X Pang, Y Hou, Y Zhang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Artificial intelligence technology has been widely used in astronomy, and new artificial
intelligence technologies and application scenarios are constantly emerging. There have …

Bright unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-generation Starlink satellites

CG Bassa, F Di Vruno, B Winkel, GIG Józsa… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
We report on the detection of unintended electromagnetic radiation (UEMR) from the second-
generation of Starlink satellites. Observations with the LOFAR radio telescope between 10 to …

Do all the quasars and high-excitation radio galaxies (HERGs) in the 3CRR catalog contain a magnetically arrested disk (MAD)?

SL Li, W Zuo, X Cao - The Astrophysical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Based on the magnetization, an accretion disk with a large-scale magnetic field can be
separated into either standard and normal evolution or magnetically arrested disk (MAD) …

Automated detection of satellite trails in ground-based observations using U-Net and Hough transform

F Stoppa, PJ Groot, R Stuik, P Vreeswijk… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Aims. The expansion of satellite constellations poses a significant challenge to optical
ground-based astronomical observations, as satellite trails degrade observational data and …

Bright satellites are disrupting astronomy research worldwide

S Lawler - 2023 - nature.com
Bright satellites are disrupting astronomy research worldwide Skip to main content Thank you
for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain …

Design of thick-panel origami-inspired deployable protective shields for spacecraft

X Zhang, C Gao, W Chen, T Yang, S Yang… - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, as space is being explored more frequently, various spacecraft have been
launched into space. Space debris and radiation in the universe as well as the irregular …

Hubble Asteroid Hunter-III. Physical properties of newly found asteroids

P García-Martín, S Kruk, M Popescu, B Merín… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Determining the size distribution of asteroids is key to understanding the collisional
history and evolution of the inner Solar System. Aims. We aim to improve our knowledge of …

The “due regard” obligation in the deployment and operation of satellite mega-constellations

H Zha, J Su - Space Policy, 2025 - Elsevier
Satellite mega-constellations pose significant challenges to space traffic management and
environmental governance. The due regard obligation under Article IX of the Outer Space …

Impact of Starlink constellation on Early LSST: a Photometric Analysis of Satellite Trails with BRDF Model

Y Lu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.11118, 2024 - arxiv.org
We report a simulation and quantification of the impact of the Starlink constellation on LSST
in terms of the trail surface brightness using a BRDF-based satellite photometric model. A …