A spacecraft orbiting the Earth has a coil of wire in it. An astronaut measures a small current in the coil, although there is no battery connected to it and there are no magnets on the spacecraft. What is causing the current?

A spacecraft orbiting the Earth has a coil of wire in it. An astronaut measures a small current in the coil, although there is no battery connected to it and there are no magnets on the spacecraft. What is causing the current?

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