Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues ...

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Space junk has filled up so much of Earth's orbit that it's endangering satellites and astronauts. The company Kayhan Space issues roughly 1,000 space-collision warnings per day. Earth-orbit experts ...

So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business. "We're talking about the dead satellites, the rocket bodies, the fairings, the wrenches, the gloves, and ...