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Low-Earth orbit is a "house of cards" just 2.8 days from disaster

A major solar storm, or another disruption, could overwhelm Earth's satellite system and trigger catastrophic collisions within 2.8 days. The phrase “house of cards” gets used a lot for politics and drama, but its original meaning is simpler and scarier: a system that looks stable right up until the moment it isn’t. Sarah Thiele, the study’s lead author, was formerly a PhD student at t... [6381 chars]

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