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There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one | A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit.

Japanese Spacecraft Snaps Unprecedented Photos As It Comes Dangerously Close To Space Junk

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'

4,300 tons of space junk and rising: Another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

How ESA’s RISE Could Save Satellites and Reduce Space Junk

Japanese company to deorbit big hunk of space junk by 2029

How An Astronomer Responded when Space Junk Fell on a Nearby Farm

Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk

As Skies Fill With Space Junk, Nonprofit Urges US to Pause StarLink Launches

A new, deadly era of space junk is dawning, and no one is ready

NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk

Family Files Claim against NASA after Space Junk Crashes into Florida Home

Florida family files claim with NASA after ISS space junk crashes into home

Ticking Time Bomb: Space Junk Is Eating Away at Earth’s Ozone Layer

A hunk of space junk crashed through a Florida man's roof. Who should pay to fix it?

NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From

Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms

Space Junk from the International Space Station Struck a Home in Florida