Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up

Chris Impey, University of Arizona There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste – and with countries around the globe traveling to the Moon, there’s going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth’s orbit. In August 2023, Russia’s Luna-25Continue reading “Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up”
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