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Whoopsie, SpaceX Blew Up Two Rockets and Punched a Massive Hole in One of Earth's Layers (www.popularmechanics.com)
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[–] huginn@feddit.it 74 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Date of occurrence: November 2023

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 46 points 2 months ago (3 children)

And isn't this the one people keep posting the dramatic headline without mentioning the damage only lasted until sunrise?

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The rise of megaconstellations are threatening the ozone layer’s recovery | Space

Concentrations of ozone-damaging aluminum oxides in Earth's atmosphere could increase by 650% in the coming decades due to a rise in the number of defunct satellites burning up during reentry, a first-of-a-kind study has found. And, as satellite megaconstellations continue to pique the interests of private companies, this could be pretty bad news for our planet's protective shield known as the ozone layer.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks, Elon.

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