Satellite constellations like Elon Musk’s Starlink could deplete Earth’s ozone layer, study says
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterElon Musk’s Starlink satellites could damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer when they are deorbited, new research suggests.Mega satellite constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere that could deplete the ozone layer, according to the research published last week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.SpaceX has ...
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