Swift is set to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in a matter of days and nobody knows where its remains will plummet down.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://futurism.com/future-society/nasa-swift-space-telescope-falling-back-earth
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Earth, final answer
Big if true
the universe has the chance to do something very funny.
If the experts had their own telescope then they might have a better idea where it’ll crash. Sheesh! /s
So this is how the Kessler syndrome is finally triggered…
Kessler syndrome would happen in higher orbits, particularly geostationary. It would effect lower orbits, but start high up.
Low orbit has 3 main advantages. Lower energy cost, quicker communication with earth, and self cleaning (everything will eventually burn up without being boosted).
