Space debris: A problem that’s only getting bigger

Great video - thanks:)

Okay, here we go...sit back, take a deep breath, pour a drink and confront yourself with the harsh and bitter truth. 25 years ago i watched a documentary about space debris for the first time. Scientists were talking about 12.000 pieces, being monitored through 1 telescope in Spain's Canary islands. They also stated it was the worst legacy we left for future generations. If the numbers are correct in this video, 128mln pieces, that means we got an increase of 10667 times the amount of 25 years ago. Logically, counting another 25 years, you'd sum it up to over a 130trillion peaces, but of course it's much ,much worse, since it's an exponential problem (hence, the Kessler-syndrome, 1978). The result will evolve in one gigantic impenetrable thick space-junk dustlayer moving at plus 17000 mph/27361 kph...and that,of course, is without experiencing a massive unforseen totally out of control collision, which would speed up the entire process rapidly, shutting off every form of digital communications altogether. Since there's hardly any effort in hindsight, it's like having tommorow to shorten the grass of 10 soccerfield.....with just one lawnmower. You'd better come up with a plan b,c,d,e,....all forces United. That would have to pair itselves with international treaty, astronomical costs, risks,technology and what have i, before sunlight won't be able to shine anymore...Forget about climate change, plastics, landfills and wars. That doomy danger we weren't aware of ,because we didn't see it in front of our own eyes, is gonna take care of us quicker than we would've liked to believe. By that time, most people are so indulged in their digital lives, they would hardly even know how to make a fire, instead of gossiping about their neighbours on social media or watching crap on tv. Why do you think secret service, cia,warlords,politicians, rich people, illuminatis and all sorts of cults are mongering about other planet exploitation? Right..., because we have entered the point of no return. Wash your car, go to bed, sleep well. Good night, and good luck...😣

I wonder why there are absolutely no people protesting this issue instead of protesting about people driving cars, trucks, gas stoves, pumping oil, or farting animals??? I believe that the issue with so much space junk out there orbiting earth, and more and more every year, is so much more dangerous every day! I can’t imagine what God thinks about what humans have done to His once PERFECT Creation of earth and the heavens!!!

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An improvised black hole should suck up that space clutter lickity split we'll upload a hologram of a depressing person that's no earthlings that come to mind maybe Greta Thunderberg's exploited photo op friends...or science ways!

Interesting topic.
But I hate this American style of telling a story, repeating the same information over and over again, coming to the point. 🙄

One day,it will be so full of junk, nobody will be able to leave or come back.

Bruuuh we've locked ourselves into earth so that we can watch shit tier tv?????

Show me a real photo then I’ll believe this bs

Okay, But my Question is.... If the Earth is moving along with the sun, which is really fast, and that also in something spiral form, I mean entire Galaxy is moving, then why the Rocket pieces or spacejunk aren't going away. Is gravity pulling them or something is keeping them on our earth space area.??

Space Junk is an interesting topic for children

Pahle kuda kro fir saaf kro
Or fir iska credit lo

Space between and health

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Every time I see a 'shooting star' I think that wasn't a star but more like a NASA safety procedure handbook.

They are stupid because all this junk is only going to make space more expensive because in the future you will need to armor rocket making them more heavy if you really want a satellite in space

Well then, maybe we should push the space junk downwards so it'll burn up in the atmosphere. PROBLEM SOLVED

This may be a brilliant defense strategy! I think we are intentially trying to ugly up this planet so bad in every way possible that any potential alien invasion will just pass on by and look for a better alternative.

We have only just ventured into space and it is already polluted.

It cost a lot to get it up there. Use it.

How aren't these company's being fined!? I drop a soda can and its a $300 dollar fine yet these guys can leave literal tonnes of junk up in space and get away with it?

Humans just turn everything to shit

U enjoy the internet and complain bout it wen it is slow. Let the scientists deal with the junk that they created in the first place.

Even space isnt safe

Hers how to solve it: 2 Drones with ionic propulsion drives with a huge titanium net between them guided by AI fly above earth in low or no gravity areas in orbit where all the junk is and wrangle/catch a heap at a time, and bring it to a waiting in high orbit garbage vessel that has a focused electro-magnetic gravity well opening at one end underneath it to suck up all the garbage from the nets, dozens of drone pairs doing this could clean it up. Additional Drones with robotic arms can clean up any xtra floating about the garbage hauler. The hauler can compress it into a cube inside it and eject/send it with force into outer space, the sun or back to earth to burn up in the atmosphere or to purposefully crash land it at a specific location for later collection, or dig a huge hole in the ground, multi layer with the strongest metal nets available to stretch out when catching falling cubes for later collection.

Is here a clean up system to remove space junk? What would a space sweeping satellite be like if it is made?

Where there are problems there is also a solution.

Just finished re-watching Gravity

Basically, Earth is becoming a ring planet but instead of cosmic dust and rocks it's garbage. I love Astronomy but humanity is spending lots of money creating space junk just for competing with other countries instead of spending that money to create something can help humanity.

you got free meal ticket each one live bomb. all planes fitted with grrenades if langly gives green light.

Humanity...turning everything it touches into a toilet...

Sir how u getting this stock videos can know that sir

wow

chinese starlink coming soon

It's time they stopped putting up anymore satellites until they clean up the crap they have caused in space. There is no need for all the satellites they send up ,one day it will cause a problem they can't control

Could someone build a floating platform with angled shield to deflect space junk to burn up in earths atmosphere . Similar to a bullet catch at a gun range >>> • . \

Be honest it seems funny that French satellite have collision with FRANCE rocket fragment in 1996. Buy it is more serious then it can be imagine. Already are millions of metal pieces which fly in speed of bullet of gun. And some stupid by pride companies announcing to set in orbit hundreds of new satellites. But in fact it significantly increase probability of collision one with another. The true solution is to built less satellites but far more effective. Bigger but more useful. And the companies which took the mission of clean up the orbit from this cartridges are most valuable.

Humans are great in f*cking nature up.

Bullshit, 168 millions of debris in millimeters is like 1000 ant colony, not bigger than a neighboorhood so Why u draw like if the satellites surround the entire orbit of the planet. The Eart has a diameter of 12,742 km, so a thousand satelites of ten meters are not even the size of a large region even scattered...Funny how this video illustrate 10 meter's satellite with the size of a large city in space also....lol

and how rockets or space shuttle has never affected by these junks?

The graphic is so deceive as the "objects" shown to scale would range from a small town to size of the state of Nebraska. At the distance the earth is shown none of the objects would even be visible to the human eye at this resolution.

thanks USA. its your mess

Our garbage is everywhere...

How come we can't see the junk?
Be kind, I'm not clever like most.
Shouldn't we see it all blocking out stars and moon at night?
Or not be able to see the sun so clearly through the day?
By the look of the picture of earth with all that junk floating around it, I'm amazed we can see through it all.

do you have video without subtitles ??

But wait, i thought the Earth was flat 😒

Wall-E

Treat them like a 2 year old, before you put a satelite up you have to remove 2.

These briant people not only know how to pollute the earth, space also can't escape.