Sun Eruption That May Have Spawned Zombie Satellite Identified

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 08:21 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists have identified a massive eruption from the sun in April that reached all the way to Earth and may be responsible for knocking out a satellite, creating a so-called 'zombiesat.' The coronal mass ejection occurred on April 3 and may have disabled the Galaxy 15 zombie satellite

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