They can’t make them non-reflective enough to not interrupt really deep observing. Also, that just shifts the problem around. If they are absorbing in the visible, they will likely have huge amounts of blackbody radiation in IR, sub/millimeter, and radio. You would need to make a satellite out of dark matter to not interrupt astronomy.
UlyssesT@hexbear.net 1 year ago
How about not putting a bunch of janky constantly-needing-replenishment satellites into orbit to begin with where the only real beneficiaries outside of bullshit “remote” excuses is the US military?