Free Astronomy Magazine September-October 2026 ARABIC VERSION

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER2026       Onemillionsatellitespos egravet t hrea a t tothen n i i ghts s ky byESO BárbaraFerreira ince2019,thenumberofsatel- litesorbitingEarthhasincreased rapidly, to over 14,000 today — dominatedbySpaceX’sStarlink telecommunicationssatellites.Satel- liteproposalshavealsoescalated, bothinnumberandinpotential impact. “Untilnowwehaveman- aged,butit’sgettingworse,” stresses Olivier Hainaut, who has been in- volved in developing recommenda- tions to mitigate the impact of sat- ellite constellations on astronomy. While companies like SpaceX have taken measures to make their satel- liteslessbright,currentsatellitepro- posals are going “beyond the limit” of what astronomy can withstand, he says. Hainaut, an astronomer at ESO for over 30 years, is the author of the peer-reviewed study on the impacts of satellite constellations accepted for publication in Astron- omy & Astrophysics . ﻣﺠﻠﺔ FreeAstronomy ﺎﻟﻌﺮ ﺔ 8 ﻣﻠﻴﻮن ﺻﻗﻤﺮ ﻨﺎﻋﻲﺗﻤﺜﻞ ﺗﻬﺪ ﺪاً ﺧﻄ اً ﻟﺴﻤﺎء اﻟﻠﻴﻞ : ﻘﻠﻢ ﺎر ﺮا ﻓ ﺮا اﻟﻤﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟـﺠﻨﻮﺑﻲ ﺗﺸ دراﺳﺔ ﻋﻠﻤﻴـﺔ ﺟﺪﻳـﺪة إﱃ أن اﻟﺨﻄـﻂ اﻟﻄﻤﻮﺣﺔ ﻹﻃﻼق ﻣﺎ ﻳﺼﻞ إﱃ 1.7 ﻣﻠﻴﻮن ﻗﻤﺮ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﻲ إﱃ ا ﺪ ار اﻷرﴈ ا ﻨﺨﻔﺾ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻤﺜـﻞ اً ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪ ﻏ ﻣﺴﺒﻮق ﻟﻌﻠﻢ اﻟﻔﻠـﻚ اﻟﺮﺻـﺪي إذ ﺳﺘﺆدي إﱃ زﻳﺎدة ﻛﺒ ة ﰲ ﺳﻄﻮع ﺳﻤﺎء اﻟﻠﻴﻞ وإﻋﺎ ﻗﺔ رﺻـﺪ اﻷﺟـﺮام اﻟﺴـﻤﺎوﻳﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﻓﺘـﺔ ﻓﻀﻼً ﻋﻦ آﺛﺎر ﺑﻴﺌﻴﺔ وﻋﻠﻤﻴﺔ واﺳﻌﺔ اﻟﻨﻄﺎق . ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎم ٢٠١٩ ارﺗﻔﻊ ﻋﺪد اﻷﻗﻤﺎر اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ ﻋﺎم 2019 ارﺗﻔﻊ ﻋﺪد اﻷﻗﻤﺎر اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﻠـﺔ ﰲ ﻣـﺪار اﻷرض ﺑـﻮﺗ ة ﻣﺘﺴـﺎرﻋﺔ ﻟﻴﺼـﻞ اﻟﻴـﻮم إﱃ أﻛﺜــﺮ ﻣـﻦ 14 أﻟـﻒ ﻗـ ﻤﺮ ـ ﺻـﻨﺎﻋﻲ ﺗﻬــﻴﻤﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻬـﺎ أﻗﻤـﺎر ﺳـﺘﺎرﻟﻴﻨﻚ اﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌﺔ ﻟﴩﻛﺔ ﺳﺒﻴﺲ إﻛﺲ وﰲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ازداد ﻋــﺪد ا ﻘﱰﺣــﺎت اﻟﺨﺎﺻــﺔ ﺑــﺈﻃﻼق ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋـﺎت ﺿـﺨﻤﺔ ﺟﺪﻳـﺪة ﻣـﻦ اﻷﻗﻤـﺎر اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ، إﱃ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺗ ﻀﺎﻋﻒ ﺣﺠﻢ ﺗﺄﺛ ﻫـﺎ اﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ إﱃ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﺗﻀﺎﻋﻒ ﺣﺠـ ﻢ ﺗﺄﺛ ﻫـﺎ ا ﺘﻮﻗﻊ . وﻳﺆﻛﺪ أوﻟﻴﻔﻴﻴﻪ إﻳﻨﻮ ﻋـﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻔﻠـﻚ ﰲ ا ﺮﺻﺪ اﻷوروﺑﻲ اﻟ ﺠﻨـﻮﺑﻲ واﻟـﺬي ﺷـﺎرك ﰲ إﻋ ـﺪاد ﺗﻮﺻــﻴﺎت ﻟﻠﺤ ـﺪ ﻣ ـﻦ ﺗ ـﺄﺛ ﻫــﺬ ه ا ﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎت ﻋﲆ اﻷﺑﺤﺎث اﻟﻔﻠﻜﻴﺔ أن اﻟﻮﺿـﻊ ﻳﺰداد ﺳﻮء اً ": ﻗـﺎﺋﻼً ﺗﻤﻜﻨـﺎ ﺣﺘـﻰ اﻵن ﻣـﻦ اﻟﺘﻜﻴﻒ ﻟﻜـﻦ ا ﺸـﻜﻠﺔ ﺗﺘﻔـﺎﻗﻢ ." ورﻏـﻢ أن ﴍﻛﺎت ﻣﺜﻞ ﺳﺒﻴﺲ إﻛﺲ ا ﺗﺨـﺬت إﺟـﺮاءات - ﺳﺒﺘﻤﺒﺮ ﺃﻛﺘﻮﺑﺮ 2 0 2 6