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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.
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What Is Space Junk, and What Can Be Done About It?
NASA According to the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 170 million pieces of space junk are currently orbiting Earth. But what is that debris exactly, and how did it get there? Is the ...
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What is the Kessler Syndrome? How space junk has become an orbital threat
Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From ...
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
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