whenItouchthesky t1_iw08ljy wrote
Reply to comment by houtex727 in Climate change is extending the lifetime of space debris. A new study found that the density of the thermosphere will decrease by 30-35% at an altitude of 250 miles over the next few decades. That loss of drag would increase the lifetime of space debris in LEO by 30% compared to 2000. by clayt6
Excellent answer to my question. Sigh…. But thank you for the context.
Small consolation but at least it would just mean the extinction of humans and some rewriting of the book of biology in the way of neodarwinism.
A minor thing, really, when compared to massive cosmic extinction events of the past (and future).
We humans be but a minor bug in the universal scheme of things. Would that we realized we are the machines of our own destruction.
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