Space junk crisis worsens as over a tonne of debris falls to Earth every week

More than a metric tonne of space debris is falling back to Earth roughly every week as the rapid growth in rocket launches and satellite deployments increases the amount of junk orbiting the planet, according to a report.Space junk includes discarded rocket bodies, defunct satellites and fragments from spacecraft. The

According to Mariusz Slonina, who heads space situational awareness operations for the Polish Space Agency, around one metric ton of space debris re-enters Earth's atmosphere every week.

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