Ultra-black coating could cut satellite light pollution of the night sky

Astrophysicists at the University of Surrey have shown that coating satellites with the world's darkest available material could significantly reduce their visibility from Earth, helping to protect the night sky from light pollution. The research comes amid a rapid increase in low-orbit satellites such as Starlink. The coating could benefit astronomers and preserve dark-sky observations.

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