Satellite traffic jams ahead?

Posted: February 2, 2024 by oldbrew in Electro-magnetism, pollution, research, satellites, Uncertainty

Will Satellite Megaconstellations Weaken Earth’s Magnetic Field?


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Researcher: “We absolutely cannot dump endless amounts of conductive dust into the magnetosphere and not expect some kind of impact. Multidisciplinary studies of this pollution are urgently needed.”

Study: Potential Perturbation of the Ionosphere by Megaconstellations and Corresponding
Artificial Re-entry Plasma Dust

Comments
  1. Curious George says:

    This lady is concerned that satellites burning in the upper atmosphere will create a new plasma layer (she is a plasma physicist, of course). Satellites burning in Van Allen belts are a special concern. :-)

  2. oldbrew says:

    Scrap metal dealers – opportunity beckons…maybe 🤠

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