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00:00If you're a space fan, then you need to know how the sun's fiery mood swings are shaking up life in orbit.

00:06Starlink satellites are getting roasted, literally.

00:10Picture the sun as that parent who slams doors when angry.

00:13Except those doors are epic solar storms.

00:17We're hitting the solar maximum, the sun's version of a wild party,

00:21pumping out geomagnetic storms that turn Earth's upper atmosphere into a churning soup.

00:25This space weather increases atmospheric drag,

00:29which basically means satellites get slowed down and tumble out of orbit way sooner than planned.

00:34Since 2020, over 500 Starlink satellites have re-entered Earth's atmosphere, sometimes up to 10 days early.

00:42In 2022, a single solar storm zapped 40 satellites in one go.

00:48And just last May, another 12 bit the cosmic dust.

00:51Sure, they're designed to burn up, but some pieces actually survive the fall.

00:55Space junk, anyone?

00:57So, as we fill the sky with more satellites, how will engineers outsmart our sun's next meltdown?

01:03Let me know what you think in the comments.

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