[Interview] Fighting Light Pollution from Satellites with Ultra Black Paint

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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