Scientists Say the Sun Is Acting Up and Causing Satellites to Fall Back to Earth

The European Space Agency says that satellites can and do sink.

According to Space.com, the European Space Agency had to raise the satellites because they were sinking in space weather.

In the last six years, the satellites have been sinking at a rate of 1.5 miles a year. They have been virtually diving since December. Between December and April, the sink rate has been 20 kilometers.

The sink has been made worse by the space weather. The International Space Station makes a lot of maneuvers to stay out of the worst of the drags.

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The Sun has been acting weird since last fall.

Scientists say we shouldn't be concerned because the sun spot is pointing directly at the Earth. The phenomenon is not connected with the sinking satellites, but it shows how conditions in space are constantly changing.

It seems like there's at least some storms going on up there, so we'll keep an eye on it.

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