Many people know that trash is a big problem on planet Earth. Trash has become a problem in outer space too. Tons of “space junk”are in orbit around the planet. There are more than 22,000 pieces of junk in space around the earth according to BBC news. And these are just the items that we can see from the surface of the earth by telescopes or radars. There are also millions of smaller pieces of junk that we can’t see.
Bits of old space rockets or satellites move around the planet at very high speeds. They are so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. The tiniest piece of junk can damage a spacecraft. The faster an object moves, the greater the impact if the object collides with something
Bits of old space rockets or satellites move around the planet at very high speeds. They are so fast that even a very small piece can break important satellites or become dangerous to astronauts. The tiniest piece of junk can damage a spacecraft. The faster an object moves, the greater the impact if the object collides with something