Simulated astronomical images showing the effect of planned satellites on space-based telescopes.

A simulated astronomical image, modelling image-taking by the planned ARRAKIHS space-based telescope. The image shows a scenario in which there are no satellites orbiting Earth.A simulated astronomical image, modelling image-taking by the planned ARRAKIHS space-based telescope. The image shows a scenario in which there are around 560,000 satellites orbiting Earth.

Credit: A. S. Borlaff/NASA