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A screenshot of a social media post from Mastodon, shared by Rob Pike and others. The post is by Prof. Sam Lawler (@sundogplanets), dated March 22, 18:08.

The post shares an article from theconversation.com titled, "A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth." The article’s subheader warns that one million new satellites would increase atmospheric pollution, falling debris risk, and result in more satellites being visible than stars.

In the post's text, Prof. Lawler writes: "The third article in this (horrible) series of articles I've co-authored is now out. A million satellites of the size required for 'AI data centers' would mean that everyone in the world would have more visible satellites than stars for most of the night and most of the year. But don't worry, we'll be in Kessler Syndrome WAY before we get to a million satellites!"

The post has 242 likes and 319 reposts.

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