Weltallmüll
Weltallmüll - Waste causes problems not only on Earth, but also in space. A research team from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is currently developing a space debris detector. This can autonomously control satellites that are to clean up space in the future. Above our heads, there is a huge mess: In low-Earth orbits - about 800 km above the Earth - there are currently around 5,500 active and defective satellites orbiting. In addition, there are countless pieces of debris, discarded rocket engines and tools that have slipped out of astronauts' hands. The celestial garbage is dangerous. In space, even tiny particles turn into destructive projectiles at high speeds.
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