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Space Debris Poses Growing Threat to Orbital Infrastructure

Updated 2026-05-13 21:35 UTC 1 source Negative

Almost half of objects in Earth's orbit are space debris, and this number is increasing. The threat to orbital infrastructure is growing as the frequency of launches increases.

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Scientific American

Almost half of the objects in Earth's orbit is junk—and that's only the stuff we know about

Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it's only going to get worse as the number of launches increases

2026-05-13 20:00 UTC