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Could satellites like Starlink deplete Earth’s ozone layer?

Jun 18, 20247 min
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Episode description

New research claims that mega satellite constellations spew copious amounts of aluminium oxide gas in the atmosphere and it could deplete the ozone layer.


Fernando Auat Cheein, associate professor in robotics and autonomous systems at the National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University, discusses their new AI tool which uses videos to predict harvests.

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