Space junk has become a major concern in the past few years, with experts saying that the issue needs to be tackled on priority. Now researchers from the orbital mapping firm LeoLabs have issued a warning, saying that with all the debris swirling in orbit, a catastrophe is bound to occur soon.

Space junk catastrophe bound to happen, can prove lethal to astronauts, experts say

A massive cloud of debris is moving around Earth after a Chinese rocket blew up in space. On Tuesday (Aug 6), the Chinese Long March 6A rocket launched 18 satellites, delivering them to low Earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of about 500 miles (800 kilometres).

Chinese rocket blows up in space casting a huge cloud of debris around Earth

NASA recently released its biggest load of garbage into space. Dubbed as the largest piece of garbage to be unleashed into Earth's orbit, it was released from the International Space Station (ISS) last week.

NASA just ejected its biggest pile of garbage into Earth's orbit. Should we worry?

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Space junk catastrophe bound to happen, can prove lethal to astronauts, experts say

Chinese rocket blows up in space casting a huge cloud of debris around Earth

NASA just ejected its biggest pile of garbage into Earth's orbit. Should we worry?