What happens if two bits of space junk actually collide?
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nasa had detected a large piece of space debris heading towards them and initiated emergency thrusters to avoid what it called a “possible conjunction” with the object. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell, who is based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said it would increase the amount of space debris by “10 to 20 per cent”. Debris is getting worse!” There are currently no international laws to clean up space junk, however some companies are taking action to mitigate against future catastrophes. “Space junk is no one country’s responsibility, but the responsibility of every spacefaring country,” Nasa’s website states.
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