Stories by Arielle Frommer

Arielle Frommer is an astronomy PhD student at Yale University and a science writer covering astrophysics and planetary science. Her work has also appeared in Sky & Telescope.

An animation showing bright rings of orbital data center satellites passing through the sky shortly after sunset.

AstronomyAugust 20, 2026

Orbital data centers could transform our night sky forever

Without drastic interventions, data centers in space could disrupt scientific observations and fragile ecosystems by adding almost innumerable new “stars” to the heavens above

Arielle Frommer