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cm0002@lemmings.world to Space@mander.xyz · 1 month ago

The next solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal

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The next solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal

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cm0002@lemmings.world to Space@mander.xyz · 1 month ago
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New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen, experts say.
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    I’m going to guess that a bunch of the cheap startup satellites were already on shaky ground

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