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in space, junk can spread out anywhere around the Earth's orbit, and small pieces are untraceable. In orbit, they move at such high speeds that a small piece can cause the space shuttle or international space station to explode. There have been a few situations recently when the people in the I.S.S had to take cover in an escape pod and quickly move the space station to avoid a flying piece of scrap. Don't think of it as an environmental/ pollution concern- the concern is to save lives and billions of dollars.
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How does space junk in to space?
"Space Junk" gets into space because of us leaving materials behind when we visit space.
Is anyone cleaning space junk?
There are efforts by various space agencies and companies to address the issue of space junk through the development of technologies like debris removal missions and concepts for debris tracking and mitigation. However, there is no single entity solely responsible for cleaning up all space junk at this time.
Is Saturn Space Junk?
No. Space junk consists of fragments of spacecraft left in space. Saturn is a planet.
How does space junk get in space?
Space junk is usually the result of human-made objects that are no longer operational or have been discarded in space. This includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, fragments from collisions, and debris from missions. Over time, these objects can collide with each other, creating more debris and increasing the amount of space junk in orbit.
Does space junk interact with asteroids?
This would happen, space junk could collide with asteroids, but most space junk is close to the earth, away from the main asteroid belt. It would be more likely to collide with meteroids and other bits of space junk.
Why does space junk form?
Because satellites are blown up, forming debris, which is called space junk
How are space junk disposed in space?
it was disposed in space by arcrafts
How are space junk dispose in space?
it was disposed in space by arcrafts
Is space junk real?
Yes, space junk is real. It consists of defunct satellites, spent rocket stages, and other debris left in orbit around Earth. This space debris poses a risk to active satellites and spacecraft in orbit.
What are the dangers of space junk?
Everything is attracted to everything else by gravity. So, over time, space junk will attract other space junk and join with it. This larger amount of space junk could potentially come closer and closer to Earth (as the force of gravity on it is now greater, and with a greater mass it becomes more difficult to keep it in orbit). Eventually it might crash into the Earth, conditional on not burning up in the atmosphere. The orbit of space junk could bring it in contact with, destroy and make space junk of, commuication satellites, probes, telescopes etc.
What are other dangers in outer space?
well i think they would mostly be space junk check this out its the earth http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/space-junk-4.jpg and all that white stuff is space junk orbiting earth.
What does space junk refer to?
Scraps from Space ships in outer space
