• hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl
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    1 day ago

    The demise of just one Gen1 Starlink satellite produces about 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxide, a compound that eats away at the ozone layer. A new study finds these oxides have increased 8-fold between 2016 and 2022, and the recent surge is increasing the pollution even more.

    More details would be nice. Does it really have a measurable effect on the ozone layer?

    On the bright side, each reentry produces a beautiful fireball–and the odds are increasing that you’ll see one.

    Huh.

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
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    “On the bright side, each reentry produces a beautiful fireball–and the odds are increasing that you’ll see one. Visit the Aerospace Corporation for reentry predictions, and submit your photos here.”

    🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮

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      22 hours ago

      Genuinely dystopian.

      “This harms the planet and will have health effects on everyone but it’s gonna look real good. Send us a photo. “