February 10, 2022 9:18 AM
Geomagnetic storm from sun disables at least 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites
<span style="color: #222222;">A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled at least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network. The company said in a statement on Tuesday. Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell said, the incident was believed to mark the largest collective loss of satellites stemming from a single geomagnetic event, and was unique in the way it unf...