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Space Junk Threatens Earth's Orbit
First article: 20 mar. 2026, 22:30
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Last update: 20 mar. 2026, 22:30
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Earth's low orbit is becoming increasingly congested with space junk, including defunct satellites, rocket fragments, and other debris. The high velocity of these objects creates a significant collision risk for operational satellites and spacecraft. This growing problem could potentially disrupt vital communication, navigation, and scientific research activities, and even pose a threat to future space missions.Articles about this topic
Earth's low orbit is becoming cluttered with high-velocity space junk
Thousands of satellites are being launched into space at low Earth orbit, joining hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk, and it's becoming a real problem.
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