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More than 2,800 satellites are expected to be launched each year between now and 2032 .
Some efforts, from net-casting satellites to ” Zero Debris ” space sustainability initiatives, have been made to address the growing problem.
The waste has damaged or even destroyed active spacecraft it collides with, and even caused property damage down here on terra firma.
Astronomer Bill Gray updated his prediction on February 12th , arguing that the object is probably not a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after all.
Instead, he now thinks it is a leftover piece of a Chinese rocket.
Update: The collision brings an end to the rocket’s life in space and likely leaves a fresh new crater on the Moon that may be up to 65 feet wide.
Update comes two weeks after Russia blew up one of its own satellites, creating thousands of dangerous fragments that threatened the International Space Station .
A new tool shows how crowded Earth orbit is by tracking space objects through their close calls every couple of seconds .
The graph tool illustrates in real time the sheer number of space objects that get uncomfortably close to one another in a period of 20 minutes .
The more debris we have in orbit, the higher the chance that these pieces might collide at break-neck speeds, creating even more debris that could pose a threat to other spacecraft.
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