{"id":15688,"date":"2025-12-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/?p=15688"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:00:50","slug":"satellite-observation-impact-grows-nasa-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holistic.news\/en\/satellite-observation-impact-grows-nasa-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"The Satellite Swarm Is Now a Threat, NASA Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Satellites: Help with a High Price Tag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For years, we have used satellites almost invisibly: they provide the internet, television, weather forecasts, and thousands of services we take for granted. Simultaneously, their number is growing at a rate nobody\u2014not even the builders themselves\u2014predicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, there were about 2 thousand active satellites in orbit. Today, there are already around 15 thousand. Moreover, according to an analysis published in Nature<\/a><\/em>, in five years, that number will reach 560 thousand<\/strong>. This is a scale that was not seriously considered in any forecast a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satellite Light Pollution: A New Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scientists have warned<\/a> for years that light reflections from thousands of satellites create an “artificial glow” in the sky that could hinder astronomical observations. Today, we know this is not just an obstacle\u2014it is a real threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA studies show that with a projected number of 560 thousand objects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n