October 6, 2023

Clusters of satellites, such as the BlueWalker 3 prototype, are causing concern among astronomers due to possible interference with night sky observations and radio astronomy. Balancing the global needs for communication and maintaining astronomical research is critical. Credit: AST SpaceMobile

A prototype of a large low-orbit communications satellite is troubling astronomers

The BlueWalker 3 satellite whose antenna area is 64 square meters has become one of the brightest objects in the night sky, the fear is that when there are a hundred satellites in this constellation and hundreds in other constellations it will be impossible to watch the sky
David Ben Gurion. Photo: Knesset website

Against the background of the political discourse in Israel: 'The political thought of David Ben-Gurion'

A new book examines the views of the country's founding father