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Amazon Leo satellites exceed brightness limits, study finds
- January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Seeing a satellite zip across the night sky can be a fascinating sight. However, what may be spectacular for people on the ground is becoming a major problem for astronomers. A new study published on the arXiv preprint server has found that satellites from Amazon's mega Leo constellation (originally known as Project Kuiper) are bright enough to disrupt astronomical research.
Originally published at Phys.org