When the Sun reaches higher levels of activity, junk drifting in low Earth orbit loses altitude at an increased rate — and for the first time, scientists have measured that increase and identified when it kicks in. A study published May 6 in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences tracked 17 pieces of space debrisContinue reading “Solar activity determines how fast space junk falls to Earth”
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