Space scientists have been raising concerns over the deployment of so many satellites, specially Starlink. In 2019, Starlink came under heavy criticism after astronomers claimed that the newly deployed internet satellites would interfere with astronomical observations. A new study published in Nature argued that satellites are severely affecting the observations of the Hubble telescope.
In 2020 alone, Astronomers have managed to discover more than 200 new planets. All the newly discovered planets are outside of our solar system. The search for a planet similar to Earth has been underway for decades, although methods and technology for planet discovery have been evolving with time.
Construction for the world’s largest radio-astronomy observatory is underway. The largest telescope will be constructed over vast areas in Australia and Africa. It will gather radio signals generated by celestial objects to provide answers to some of astronomy’s most puzzling questions.
