Can solar storms wipe out the satellites in Earth orbit? Study reveals Horrifying truth
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Study claims that a powerful solar storm is capable of destroying most satellites orbiting around the Earth. Know how it can affect us.
In February 2022, an unprecedented tragedy befell the Elon Musk led SpaceX. It was conducting its routine Starlink satellite launch, which was set for the lower orbit of the Earth. These satellites were to help SpaceX spread the coverage of its satellite-based internet service globally. However, tragically, during the launch event, the space company did not consider that a solar storm was set to hit Earth on the same day. What happened next was a terrifying event which saw 40 of the Starlink satellites get destroyed as they desperately sought to reach a safe orbit and instead they plunged to a fiery death back towards Earth. Notably, it was not...