Space junk threatens Earth's essential satellites
Fast-moving space debris endangers Earth's orbiting satellites, risking collisions that could cripple global communication and navigation systems, impacting billions worldwide.
Thousands of defunct satellites, rocket parts, and collision fragments orbit Earth, posing a growing threat to our vital satellites. These pieces of space junk, often traveling over 17,000 miles per hour, can cause catastrophic damage even if small. The European Space Agency tracks over 36,000 pieces larger than 10 centimeters, plus millions of smaller, harder-to-monitor fragments.
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