Why Are Starlink Satellites Burning Up in the Sky? 🔥⁠ ⁠ Lately, people have reported mysterious fireballs streaking across the night sky — but they’re not meteors. They’re Starlink satellites re-entering Earth’s atmosphere!⁠ ⁠ 🛰️ Why Are They Burning Up?⁠ Starlink satellites have a lifespan of about 5 years. When they’re no longer operational, SpaceX deliberately deorbits them to reduce space debris. They re-enter the atmosphere and mostly burn up, leaving no dangerous debris behind—or so we t

Oh my goodness. I have to share this. Christmas morning in San Francisco. On one end a beautiful burning sky, on the other a colorful rainbow. L R | Louis Raphael Photography