Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit. It's only going to get worse. - Space.com

The change coincided with the onset of the new solar cycle, and experts think it might be the beginning of some difficult years.

In late 2021, operators of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm constellation noticed something worrying: The satellites, which measure the magnetic field around Earth, started sinking toward the … [+9275 chars]

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