- 15 Apr 2024 18:48
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The growing amount of debris from satellites may eventually compromise the Earth’s electromagnetic field, allowing more harmful cosmic radiation to reach the planet’s surface, according to Sierra Solter-Hunt, an American physicist.
An extreme, almost apocalyptic scenario could see the weakened magnetosphere allow solar wind to begin stripping away Earth's atmosphere . . . That, however, is certainly not an immediate threat.
The situation could be aggravated by the large number of Starlink satellites being placed into orbit.
https://www.space.com/satellites-re-entering-magnetosphere-effects-study
An extreme, almost apocalyptic scenario could see the weakened magnetosphere allow solar wind to begin stripping away Earth's atmosphere . . . That, however, is certainly not an immediate threat.
The situation could be aggravated by the large number of Starlink satellites being placed into orbit.
https://www.space.com/satellites-re-entering-magnetosphere-effects-study
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