There are many thought-provoking articles about space environment issues available online.
CSE suggests the following as a starting point for those seeking an introduction to these topics.
General and Introductory Articles
Barentine, J. "Quick Study: Threats to the dark and quiet sky" Physics Today (4 April 2025) https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/online/44173/Threats-to-the-dark-and-quiet-sky
Human Culture and Heritage
Noon, Karlie, "Thousands of satellites are polluting Australian skies, and threatening ancient Indigenous astronomy practices" The Conversation (19 April 2022) https://theconversation.com/thousands-of-satellites-are-polluting-australian-skies-and-threatening-ancient-indigenous-astronomy-practices-173840
Space Activities' Effects on the Night Sky
Boyle, Rebecca, "Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy" Scientific American (7 November 2022) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/satellite-constellations-are-an-existential-threat-for-astronomy/
DarkSky International, "Satellite Megaconstellations and the Night Sky" (25 June 2020), https://darksky.org/news/satellite-megaconstellations-and-the-night-sky/
David, Leonard, "Satellite megaconstellations are threatening astronomy. What can be done?" SPACE.com (4 May 2023) https://www.space.com/satellite-megaconstellations-astronomy-dark-skies
Heim, Jessica, "Satellites and space junk may make dark night skies brighter, hindering astronomy and hiding stars from our view" The Conversation (20 March 2023)
IAU-CPS, "SatCons 101" (short educational video course about impacts of large satellite constellations on astronomy), https://cps.iau.org/news/the-iau-cps-launches-satcons-101/
Rawls, Meredith, "Megaconstellations are changing the night sky forever, forcing astronomers to adapt" Astronomy (1 March 2023) https://www.astronomy.com/science/megaconstellations-are-changing-the-night-sky-forever-forcing-astronomers-to-adapt/
Sokol, Joshua, "The Fault in Our Stars: Satellite swarms are threatening the night sky. Is low-Earth orbit the next great crucible of environmental conflict?" Science (7 October 2021) https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-swarms-are-threatening-night-sky-creating-new-zone-environmental-conflict
Starlight Foundation, "Declaration in Defence of the Night Sky and the Right to Starlight", https://fundacionstarlight.org/docs/files/33_english-declaration-in-defense-of-the-quality-of-the-night-sky-and-the-right-to-starlight.pdf
Space Activities' Effects on the Earth
Maloney, C. M., Portmann, R. W., Ross, M. N., & Rosenlof, K. H. (2025). Investigating the Potential Atmospheric Accumulation and Radiative Impact of the Coming Increase in Satellite Reentry Frequency. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (Vol. 130, Issue 6). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jd042442
Space Debris
European Space Agency (ESA), "Space Environment Report 2025" (1 April 2025)
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ESA_Space_Environment_Report_2025
Impey, Chris, "Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up" The Conversation (31 August 2023) https://theconversation.com/space-junk-in-earth-orbit-and-on-the-moon-will-increase-with-future-missions-but-nobodys-in-charge-of-cleaning-it-up-212421
Iyer, Vijay, "How do you clean up 170 million pieces of space junk?" Federation of American Scientists (24 May 2023) https://fas.org/publication/how-do-you-clean-up-170-million-pieces-of-space-junk/
PBS Newshour, "Why trash in space is a major problem with no clear fix" (3 September 2023) https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/analysis-why-trash-in-space-is-a-major-problem-with-no-clear-fix
Wattles, Jackie, "What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ — and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started?" CNN (27 December 2024) https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/27/science/space-junk-earth-kessler-syndrome/index.html
Space Ethics
Bogacz, Magdalena, "The case for space ethics" The Space Review (30 May 2023) https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4591/1
Kendal, Evie, "Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon" The Conversation (2 June 2019) https://theconversation.com/five-ethical-questions-for-how-we-choose-to-use-the-moon-116801
Schwartz, James S.J. and Milligan, Tony, "'Space ethics' according to space ethicists", The Space Review (1 February 2021) https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4117/1
Seylai, Allen, et al. "Ethical considerations for the age of non-governmental space exploration" Nature (11 June 2024) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-44357-x
Skibba, Ramin, "What Will Ethical Space Exploration Look Like?" WIRED (3 March 2023) https://www.wired.com/story/erika-nesvold-what-will-ethical-space-exploration-look-like/
Space Law and Policy
Hasin, Gershon, "Who Makes the Rules for the New Space Economy?" Yale Insights (10 October 2024) https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/who-makes-the-rules-for-the-new-space-economy
New Scientist, "Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong" (18 September 2024) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335092-500-current-laws-cannot-protect-civilians-in-space-if-something-goes-wrong/
Oliver, Carol, "You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should," The Conversation (21 January 2024) https://theconversation.com/you-can-pay-to-have-your-ashes-buried-on-the-moon-just-because-you-can-doesnt-mean-you-should-220664
Plionis, Manolis and Koskina, Anthi, "Private companies are exploiting outer space, but the law is struggling to catch up," The Conversation (2 April, 2024) https://theconversation.com/private-companies-are-exploiting-outer-space-but-the-law-is-struggling-to-catch-up-223994
Science Friday, "As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law" (23 February 2024) https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/space-exploration-law/
von der Dunk, Frans, "Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers" The Conversation (20 July 2018) https://theconversation.com/who-owns-the-moon-a-space-lawyer-answers-99974