Defunct satellites burning up in the atmosphere could damage the ozone layer. Here’s how
- Written by: Robyn Schofield, Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Environment and Sustainability), The University of Melbourne
ESACommunications companies such as Starlink plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into orbit around Earth over the next decade or so. The growing swarm is already causing problems for astronomers, but recent research has raised another question: what happens when they start to come down?
When these satellites reach the end of their useful...
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