Space trash: why is it there, and can we remove it?
The ocean isn’t the only place with pollution!
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Beyond our planet’s atmosphere is a universe of mystery. While humans have spent a lot of time and money sending rockets and satellites to explore the vast unknown, not all of these return to us. At least, not in one piece. We have certainly sent a number of peculiar things into space, but they pale in comparison to how many broken objects currently orbit the Earth.
And now scientists are wondering how we can go about removing this trash from space. Is it possible? Click through this gallery to find out.
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