Earth’s space junk may be wreaking havoc on the stratosphere.
The rapid surge in satellite megaconstellations is connecting much of the world to broadband internet. But each year, hundreds of those satellites die, burning up in the atmosphere as they fall. And each year, more and more satellites are being launched to replace them.
The dying satellites, it turns out, don’t just wink out into the ether. Each one leaves a bit of itself behind.
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