by Aaron Boley and Michael Byers. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, January 18, 2022.
Op-Ed: Satellites may devastate research astronomy. How we can save the night sky for science
by Sam Lawler for the LA Times. January 16, 2022.
It’s Important On Land And In The Sea, But Up There Too?
Eugene Daily News with insights from Alice Gorman
Visibility Predictions for Near-Future Satellite Megaconstellations: Latitudes near 50◦ will Experience the Worst Light Pollution
by Aaron Boley, Sam Lawler and Hanno Rein. The Astronomical Journal. December 17, 2021.
Preliminary discussion on the 15 November 2021 Russian ASAT test
The OSI has released a short paper on the 15 November 2021 Russian ASAT test which includes the following figure showing the orbital trajectory of about 260 pieces of Kosmos-1408 debris. The paper was updated with a new plot on 7 December 2021.
The Space Show: 27,000+ Pieces of Trash Are Floating Around in Space
featuring Morbia Jah. 2021
Toward a decision-intelligent process to assess collision risks in space
by Moriba Jah. SpaceWatch.Global.
An anti-satellite weapon test ban is necessary to preserve peace in outer space
by Paul Meyer. The Globe and Mail.
We must ban anti-satellite weapons testing to stop space from becoming a minefield
by Michael Byers and Aaron Boley. The Globe and Mail.
5th African Space Generation Workshop (2021).
Keynote speech by Timiebi Aganaba.
OSI November 2021 Newsletter
The November 2021 newsletter provides updates on recent and upcoming OSI initiatives, introduces several new OSI Fellows, and highlights select work and publications from over the past several months.
Satellites and junk are littering space and ruining our night skies
Sam Lawler interviewed in New Science.