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Study Links Sun's 11-Year Cycle to Accelerated Orbital Decay of Space Debris
Researchers have identified a connection between peak solar activity and faster altitude loss for space junk in low Earth orbit. The findings, based on tracking 17 debris objects over three decades, show decay rates increasing when sunspot numbers reach 70 percent of their peak.…