ESA has begun the controlled destruction of its Aeolus global wind-measuring satellite. Launched in 2018, the 1.3 tonne satellite has already worked 18 months longer than its planned three year mission, but is now running out of orbit-maintaining fuel. Matter and radiation released by recent solar flares and coronal mass ejections have temporarily increased drag ...
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