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[Interview] Fighting Light Pollution from Satellites with Ultra Black Paint
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:41:01
Publish Date: 2025-08-20 23:00:00
Description:

Satellites are causing light pollution. Every year there a more of them. So, why don't they just paint them all vantablack, the ultra-black coating that doesn't reflect almost any light? Finding out in this interview.

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00:00 Intro
02:25 The problem of satellite pollution
08:35 Counter measures so far
11:36 Vantablack
24:15 Satellite project
33:42 Current obsessions
38:43 Final thoughts

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https://youtu.be/1yQegWQWtUo

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