A NASA study reveals that increased solar activity, particularly during solar maximum, accelerates satellite re-entry due to ...

With over 7,000 Starlink satellites currently in orbit and thousands more planned, the effect is significant. SpaceX aims to ...

Solar storms are causing SpaceX's Starlink satellites to plummet back to Earth at an accelerated pace, according to NASA.

However, solar-induced geomagnetic storms exacerbate this process by expanding the upper atmosphere, increasing drag and hastening re-entry. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced during the peak ...

Related: Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from ... The Low Earth Orbit Satellite Population and Impacts of the SpaceX Starlink Constellation, The Astrophysical Journal Letters ...

There have never been so many satellites orbiting Earth as there are today, thanks in part to the launch of mega ...

For some of the [low Earth orbit] science missions, we saw a lowering of the [satellite’s] orbit of anywhere from dozens of meters to hundreds of meters,” recalled NASA’s DeHart following the May 2024 ...

A powerful wave of solar activity is threatening global communications, power systems, and satellite networks, as scientists ...

SpaceX on Wednesday launched more than two dozen Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the company's continuing quest ...

SpaceX has a new plan for minimizing the visibility of its Starlink satellites ... are to make the satellites invisible to the naked eye within a week, and to minimize the impact on astronomy ...

Image Provided By: Braeden Smith Despite their drone-like appearance, these lights are most likely Starlink satellites launched ... in the orientation of the solar panels and the addition of ...