Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
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Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#2Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#3Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
I don’t really pay attention that closely, but space.com is a common theme when i see hacky stories about space/astronomy.
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#4Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
Pop-sci articles... Always disappointing
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#5Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
Just finished reading the article with the exact same question in mind.
Plummet gets the clicks though, so to the website, it is appropriate.
It could also be argued it's a sense of perspective. Something that falls at the rate of 2km per year suddenly in a matter of months starts to fall at a rate of 20km per year could seem like plummeting when you're the one tasked with keeping it alive or the person that paid for it to be there for 10 years to see it suddenly shortened to 2 years. It's a stretch, but we all love hyperbole
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#6Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#7Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
Pop-sci articles... Always disappointing
Was this one disappointing? Maybe if you're going by the title alone, which granted was the original question. However, it was a decent enough explanation for the target audience of the site.
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#8Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
Well at that rate, it will crash into the Earth in…never
Re: Unexpected solar weather is accelerating satellites' orbital decay
#9Is the word "plummet" really appropriate here? They're talking about falling at a rate of 0.001mph, which is much faster than expected but hardly a "plummet."
I'm surprised they didn't go all out and call 'solar weather' 'extreme nuclear explosion activity on the sun'. I'm mean, if its for the clicks, why not.
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