Millions of satellites orbiting Earth? Astronomers hope the UN can slow the coming data center doom

The International Court of Justice's advisory opinions can be used in local cases.

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Click for next article One hour of satellite crossings over the northern Atacama Desert in Chile in October 2025. (Image credit: F. Kamphues, ESO/M. Kornmesser) Copy link Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The International Court of Justice (ICJ) could help stop the uncontrolled proliferation of satellites in Earth orbit, which threatens to erase stars from the sky, astronomers hope.