ISS Avoids Space Junk
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•ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.
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The International Space Station dodged a piece of space junk left in orbit from a satellite that broke up in 2015 .
Space junk refers to any fragment of human-made machinery that remains in Earth 's orbit after serving its intended purpose.
The risk of collisions with space junk is increasing every year due to growing amounts of debris.
The ISS receives warnings from the U.S. Space Force .
Space junk orbiting Earth at high altitudes experiences much weaker drag than space junk in low orbits.
The ISS is still at risk from Fengyun-1C fragments as a result of the weather satellite's high orbit.
The average piece of space junk reaches speeds of 18,000 mph ( 29,000 km /h), or almost seven times faster than a bullet.
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