Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris

How much space junk is too much? Science Contributing Correspondent Hannah Richter delves into a recent preprint that suggests swarms of satellites may reach a threshold known as Kessler syndrome.

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CREDITS: (IMAGE) EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SCIENCE OFFICE; (MUSIC) C. BURNS/SCIENCE; (VIDEO PRODUCTION) S. BHAMBHANI/SCIENCE

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