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

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.

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

Près de 30 000 objets tournent actuellement autour de la Terre, ce qui pourrait avoir des conséquences sur la couche d’ozone.

Néfastes pour la Terre? 30 000 déchets spatiaux tournent dans son orbite

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Montreal

Quebec

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

(CNN) — Once upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth.

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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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Madison

Dane County

Wisconsin

Once upon a time, gazing at the night sky was an escape from manmade messiness on Earth.Not anymore.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.Then there is the space junk — nearly 30,000 objects bigger than a softball hurtling a few hundred miles above Earth, ten times faster…

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Nearly 30,000 objects are hurtling above Earth. That's not just a problem for space

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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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