• nullify3112@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    There’s a whole concept about this, a Kessler countdown of some sort. Some scientists are trying to figure out in the hypothetical situation where all satellites in orbit lost attitude control and evasive maneuver capabilities, how long would it take to initiate the Kessler syndrome. Apparently we went from months to days within the last decade.

    An astrophysicist I follow on Matodon is super vocal about it. I’ll have to find her posts.