US Space Command warned of a decommissioned Russian satellite, RESURS-P1, breaking up in low Earth orbit, creating over 100 pieces of trackable debris close to the International Space Station.
The incident raised broader concerns about the increasingly crowded and risky low Earth orbit, emphasizing the need for space agencies and private companies to tackle the issue of space debris.
Efforts are underway to clean up space junk, with initiatives like the one by Japan's JAXA and Astroscale aiming to address the growing challenges posed by the accumulation of debris in low Earth orbit.
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