Space Junk Crisis: Is Earth’s Orbit Getting Too Crowded?

Space Junk Crisis: Is Earth’s Orbit Getting Too Crowded? Look up at the night sky, and you see stars and satellites twinkling above. But hidden in that same orbit is a growing menace: space junk—thousands of pieces of debris hurtling around Earth at breakneck speeds. Is our planet’s orbit becoming too crowded? And could this … Read more