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Space debris is becoming an overwhelming problem. With operators increasingly sending satellites and other payloads to Earth’s orbit, the risk of collisions continues to increase at an alarming rate.

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At least three large pieces of space debris — old satellites and spent rocket stages — fall back to Earth every day on average, but researchers have only a very limited understanding of where these ...