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Two satellites collide in Earth orbit

Debris generated from the collision is most abundant of any collision in years

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

The orbital highways above Earth have been getting more crowded for years, but until February 10 there had been no local big bang.

SPACE JUNK The white dots in this computer-generated graphic show the location of space debris that lie within 2,000 kilometers of Earth’s surface, the most concentrated area for debris.