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You mean... Space "weather" has a impact on things... In space?
Who could have possibly thought that might be a thing?
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>Solar emissions exert ‘drag’ on space junk orbiting Earth. From historical measurements across a period of 36 years, researchers have now shown for the first time that space junk begins to fall down much faster once the Sun’s activity across the solar cycle reaches approximately 67% of its peak. This result, which is expected to hold for station-keeping satellites too, is important for better planning of space missions that avoid collisions. A low Earth orbit (LEO) between 400 and 2,000 km altitude is ideal for imaging and surveillance satellites and internet ‘mega-constellations’ such as Starlink. Unfortunately, these days it’s also chock-full of ‘junk’ like old satellite debris and rocket stages, and these threaten new space launches. For example, even one collision may spread damage through a domino effect. Because missions to capture space junk with robots are still in their infancy, scientists today focus mainly on tracking debris more accurately to identify the most dangerous objects for future removal.
You mean... Space "weather" has a impact on things... In space?
Who could have possibly thought that might be a thing?
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From the post:
>>Solar emissions exert ‘drag’ on space junk orbiting Earth. From historical measurements across a period of 36 years, researchers have now shown for the first time that space junk begins to fall down much faster once the Sun’s activity across the solar cycle reaches approximately 67% of its peak. This result, which is expected to hold for station-keeping satellites too, is important for better planning of space missions that avoid collisions.
A low Earth orbit (LEO) between 400 and 2,000 km altitude is ideal for imaging and surveillance satellites and internet ‘mega-constellations’ such as Starlink. Unfortunately, these days it’s also chock-full of ‘junk’ like old satellite debris and rocket stages, and these threaten new space launches. For example, even one collision may spread damage through a domino effect. Because missions to capture space junk with robots are still in their infancy, scientists today focus mainly on tracking debris more accurately to identify the most dangerous objects for future removal.
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