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.
scientists have warned there is a 10 per cent chance that a person could be struck and killed by a falling spacecraft or spent rocket booster within the next decade.
The European Space Agency estimates there is more than 10,800 tonnes of space junk currently orbiting the Earth. MailOnline takes a look at the biggest debris and when it could come down.