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Ultra-Black Coating Could Mitigate Light Pollution Caused by Satellites


Astrophysicists working tirelessly to tackle the growing impact of satellite constellations have pioneered a new ultra-black coating as one possible way to mitigate the problem.

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Scourge of satellites could be mitigated with help of ultra-black coating - EurekAlert!