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Sep 3, 2026 52 min

[Interview+] Did Ground-Based Astronomy Already Lose to Mega-Constellations?

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BONUS PART STARTS AT 24:48 Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0RvsOFWZFtw There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based Astronomy is a lost cause? How can we make it work? Also, how is New Horizons doing? 🟣 Guest: Dr. Alan Stern https://alanstern.space/ New Horizons: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/ LUCY: https://lucy.swri.edu/ 00:00 Intro 00:57 How's New Horizons doing 02:17 Next target 08:43 More science for New Horizons 11:07 Possible follow-up missions 13:18 Funding issues 19:05 New Horizons continues to do science 23:48 LUCY mission 30:00 Mega-constellations vs ground-based astronomy 46:06 Current obsessions 50:38 Final thoughts

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