space junk

US adopts new space junk rules to reduce exploration risks
Tech

US adopts new space junk rules to reduce exploration risks

Among the 10,000 satellites deployed since 1957, more than half are no longer working

Who's responsible for space junk?
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Who's responsible for space junk?

China’s Long March-5B rocket has plummeted to Earth after an uncontrolled re-entry into the atmosphere. Photo: Reuters.
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Space junk is our new tragedy of the commons

Space junk is becoming an increasing problem as more satellites are launched into the atmosphere Photo: Collected from BBC
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Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk