US astronauts on the International Space Station took shelter for about an hour after a Russian satellite, RESURS-P1, decommissioned in 2021, broke up nearby, resulting in over 100 pieces of trackable debris.
Space agencies are working to mitigate the risks posed by space junk like this one, emphasizing the importance of monitoring and managing objects in Earth's orbit to ensure the safety and sustainability of the space domain.
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