Space junk
Subtitle: the dangers of polluting earth's orbit
By: Karen Romano Young
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781467756006
Subjects: Space debris; Space pollution
Description: Scientists have identified at least 100 million pieces of space debris from paint chips to nonoperational zombie satellites floating in Earth's orbit. And over 100 tons of those pieces enter Earth's atmosphere each year!   Journey into outer space and learn about the dangers of space junk collisions, how scientists track them, and how space agencies are working to develop new technologies to clean up the space junk. Along the way, you'll hear from the scientists who are working to ensure that outer space remains a safe place to travel and explore. If we don't tackle the space junk problem, it might be impossible to travel into space; it could even trap us on Earth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-61) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Zombies in space; title: Death and destruction; title: Space-traffic control; title: Taking out the garbage.