A piece of space junk being monitored by the European Space Agency as part of a mission to remove space junk has been hit by another piece of space junk.

The collision highlights the mounting threat of space debris, and the need to deal with it sooner rather than later.

The object is the initial target of the world’s first space debris cleanup programme, led by Swiss startup Clearspace and scheduled for 2026.

https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-space-debris-cleanup-mission

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