Falling Starlink Satellites Could Be Having An Alarming Effect On The Earth’s Atmosphere

The sky is becoming an increasingly crowded place. Over the last several years, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite market has increased exponentially, as multiple players have become interested in establishing an atmospheric LEO satellite infrastructure. What began in 2019 with the first batch of Starlink satellites has exploded to include Amazon Leo, and will soon include former Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company, as it gears up to enter the market with its TeraWave network. China has also launched its own mega-constellation of satellites, in the form of its Guowang and Qianfan networks. According to Harvard University, there’s…