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13,000 tons of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here's how it could be cleaned up

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the moon. Now it has more than 15,000โ€”about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

13,000 tons of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here's how it could be cleaned up
Phys.org โ€” 1 July 2026
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Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the moon. Now it has more than 15,000โ€”about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. The worl

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