HomeSpace NewsSolar storms can destroy satellites with ease — a space weather expert...

Solar storms can destroy satellites with ease — a space weather expert explains the science

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

On Feb. 4, 2022, SpaceX launched 49 satellites as part of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet project, most of which burned up in the atmosphere days later. The cause of this more than $50 million failure was a geomagnetic storm caused by the sun.

RELATED ARTICLES
- Advertisment -
Google search engine

Most Popular

Recent Comments