Meredith Rawls
Professor and researcher focused on satellites and preserving dark and quiet skies, founding member of the AAS Compass Committee and AAS SatCon Conferences, and co-leader of the IAU Center for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky's SatHub.
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Mar 7, 2026 • 1h 44min
Starts With A Bang #127 - Satellites and space pollution
Meredith Rawls, a professor studying satellites and preserving dark, quiet skies, discusses the meteoric rise of megaconstellations and why 2019 changed everything. She covers visible sky brightening, threats to optical and radio astronomy, orbital crowding and crash‑risk scaling, reentry and atmospheric concerns, and governance gaps versus possible mitigation paths.
