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A puncture caused by space junk has been discovered on a robotic arm outside the International Space Station.
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If successful, the mission will be the first ever to remove a piece of space junk from Earth's orbit.
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India has blown up one of its own satellites, producing space debris that could end up colliding with the ISS.
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As if space junk wasn't already enough of a problem, a war in space could litter the planet's orbit with tons of debris.
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A new study by researchers in China has put forward a novel new way of tackling the problem of space junk.
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Concerns have been raised over the number of new satellites being launched over the next few years.
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Michael Robinson was left perplexed after a strange object fell from the sky outside his house.
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Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
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The events of the hit movie could become a reality thanks to the large amounts of junk in Earth's orbit.
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New self-guided robots could soon be used to help assess the threat posed by items of space debris.
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A team of Australian physicists have come up with a new way to deal with the ever-growing field of junk.
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The electrodynamic tether will be used as a way to help reduce the large amount of space junk in orbit.