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Space debris poses a very serious threat to the sustainability of space operations since, due to the high speed at which debris moves in Earth orbit, an impact can result in severe damage and the ...

In addition, the current density of space debris is already above the threshold that triggers an uncontrolled chain of collisions, known as the Kessler syndrome.

Earth’s space junk problem isn’t just growing—it’s accelerating. According to the European Space Agency’s latest Space Environment Report, 2024 saw some of the largest debris-generating ...

According to the report, a rocket or other space debris has a 0.8 percent chance per year of ending up in the "highest-density regions" around major airports.

While missions aren’t being thwarted by space debris just yet, the risk of damage is still present. According to the European Space Agency, collisions with debris larger than 1 cm would disable a ...

The problem is that atmospheric density is the only thing that naturally pulls space junk out of orbit. Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give way to the vacuum of space but gets ...

Less drag therefore means extended lifetimes for space junk, ... With this cooling, the researchers predicted that the thermosphere should shrink, reducing atmospheric density at high altitudes.

The orange area comprises grid squares with at least 10 percent the density of Denver’s air traffic; the odds of debris falling into one of those regions in a year is 26 percent.