2026-04-06 13:37 UTC
Update. "Satellite mirror plans could disrupt sleep and ecosystems worldwide, scientists say,"
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/05/satellite-mirror-plans-could-disrupt-sleep-and-ecosystems-worldwide-scientists-say
"Presidents of four international scientific societies representing about 2,500 researchers from more than 30 countries are among those who have raised concerns in letters to the US Federal Communications Commission (#FCC)…Altering the light-dark cycle could disrupt biological clocks that regulate sleep and hormone secretion in humans and animals, migration in nocturnal species, seasonal cycles in plants and the rhythms of marine phytoplankton that underpin ocean food webs."
#ElonMusk #Geoengineering #SpaceX
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@petersuber@fediscience.org 2026-06-01 16:35
Update. Just found this from Oct 2024: "American Astronomical Society (#AAS) Statement on Obtrusive Space Advertising." https://aas.org/about/governance/society-resolutions/space-advertising PS: I'd go further and ban 𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 space advertising that could only be seen with a telescope.