From spent rockets to dead satellites, the sheer volume of space junk is huge. A map by California-based satellite monitoring and collision detection firm LeoLabs reveals the scale of the problem.
The near-miss between a dead Russian spy satellite and rocket body will reignite concerns about the crowdedness of low-Earth orbit, with space agencies around the world trying to find a solution.
An ABC reporter has called out Elon Musk after pieces of his SpaceX capsule landed on Aussie farmland. Space junk was found on a property in Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains in NSW.
The three-metre object - a piece of a SpaceX Crew-1 craft - was discovered on a property at the Snowy Mountains in NSW after farmer Mick Miners went to investigate a loud bang.