Readers ask about satellite traffic jams and coronavirus

March 28, 2020 cover

Space jam

Fleets of satellites launched to expand global internet access are interfering with telescopes and astronomy research, Christopher Crockett reported in “An obstructed view” (SN: 3/28/20, p. 24).

Reader Michael Brostek asked if researchers could use small satellites to build telescopes that orbit above the o­bstructing satellites.