Astronomer watches Starlink satellites sinking to build a ‘planetary barometer’
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An astronomer is tracking Starlink satellites as they sink in orbit, using their decay as a way to gauge how the atmosphere expands and contracts. The approach treats orbital objects as a kind of planetary barometer for atmospheric change.
The atmosphere expands and contracts; watching objects in orbit reveals the extent
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