Scientific American

Almost half of the objects in Earth’s orbit are junk—and that’s only the stuff we know about

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases ...

Nearly half the objects orbiting Earth are ‘uncontrollable’ space junk — and jeopardize future space travel

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling ...
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Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast may be space junk

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign ...