Uncovering the Cause of a Solar Storm's Impact on Starlink Fleet.

A group of researchers from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Catholic University of America have identified a mass of plasma that impacted Earth's magnetosphere, causing a geomagnetic storm that thickened the atmosphere and affected the newly launched Starlink satellites. The satellites experienced atmospheric drag, causing them to deorbit and burn up on the way down. The loss of the Starlink satellites cost the company millions of dollars, highlighting the need to strengthen our technology against solar storms.