Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease – a space weather expert explains the science - The Conversation

Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.

On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musks Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than US$50 million failure… [+7731 chars]

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