"Space Junk Threat: How Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites Could Impact Earth's Magnetic Field"

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"Space Junk Threat: How Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites Could Impact Earth's Magnetic Field"
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An ex-NASA physicist warns that satellite megaconstellations like Elon Musk's Starlink could disrupt Earth's magnetosphere, exposing life to deadly cosmic rays. Dr. Sierra Solter-Hunt's study suggests that SpaceX's satellite debris is creating a metal layer in orbit, potentially distorting or trapping the magnetic field. With concerns about the impact on astronomical research and the accumulation of space junk, the study has drawn both support and skepticism from the scientific community.

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