The dangerous race to fill Earth orbit with satellites BY JONATHAN O’CALLAGHAN ILLUSTRATION BY BRIAN STAUFFER EVEN YEARS AGO, WHEN SAMANTHA LAWLER MOVED to rural Saskatchewan to run a farm with her partner, the glorious darkness overhead was one of the biggest perks. Undiminished by light pollution, countless stars filled the night sky. It was a pristine celestial view that city dwellers can only dream of seeing. That matters a lot to Lawler, who studies the universe as an astronomer at the nearby University of Regina when she’s not tending goats and chickens. …