Space Trash Web Threat
Daily Star|February 23, 2021
Junk could take down internet
Jerry Lawton
Space Trash Web Threat

So much man-made junk is orbiting Earth it could wreck internet connections, weather forecasting and satnav.

The European Space Agency estimates 130 million pieces of debris are circling our planet, ranging from a tool bag dropped by an astronaut to ejected frozen urine.

This story is from the February 23, 2021 edition of Daily Star.

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