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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space

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Nearly 70 years after the launch of Sputnik, there are so many machines flying through space, astronomers worry their light pollution will soon make it impossible to study other galaxies with terrestrial telescopes.

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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space

Space debris is becoming a major problem, with thousands of more satellites on track to launch through the end of this decade. Some companies and agencies are starting to test

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Harmful for the Earth? 30,000 pieces of space junk are spinning in its orbit

Nearly 30,000 objects currently orbit the Earth, which could have consequences for the ozone layer.

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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling through near-Earth orbit. That’s not just a problem for space

In low-earth orbit, objects can collide at around 23,000 miles an hour, enough for even the tiniest debris to crack the windows on the International Space Station.

·Atlanta, United States
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