Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day

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Earth's orbit is so crowded that space traffic controllers issue more than 1,000 collision warnings per day

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So much junk is filling Earth's orbit that collision avoidance has become a busy business.

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