What’s that in the sky? WTOP has the answers

We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can.
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Night sky crowded by satellites

A shocking image shows how the night sky view is being crowded by satellites. Astrophotographers observing Comet C/2025 A6 ...
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The threat posed by Elon Musk’s satellites also affects space telescopes like Hubble

A NASA study predicts that 96% of the images from the ARRAKIHS mission will be contaminated by the light from the more than ...

Satellite boom is a 'growing threat' to space telescopes: NASA study

Satellites reflect sunlight, Earthshine, infrared and radio waves.
Nature

Photobombing satellites could ruin the night sky for space telescopes

Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

100,000 satellites are taking over space, and turning the night sky into a bright mess

The increasing number of satellites in space is making it harder for astronomers to study distant galaxies. With more and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

More Than 500,000 Satellites Are Set to Orbit Earth by 2040. They May End Up Photobombing the Images Captured by Space Telescopes

Fleets of satellites interfere with snapshots taken by Earth-bound observatories. But a new study suggests these orbiters ...
KRDO

Lawmakers look to limit impacts from satellites in the sky

COLORADO (KRDO) - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mike Crapo have reintroduced a bill to limit the number of satellites you can see in the sky. “There’s bipartisan agreement that we need a strong ...

Astronomers warn satellite growth may contaminate nearly all space telescope data

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...