The explosion of space debris from 1957-2015 [video]
Posted by staff / December 28, 2015We humans have an unfortunate tendency not to pay attention to our garbage until it becomes a serious problem, and space debris is no laughing matter, especially if you happen to be camping out there on a craft like ISS for an extended period of time.
Here’s a visualization of how the amount of junk we’ve dumped around the planet has exploded since 1957, created by Dr. Stuart Grey.
Full story at The Royal Institution via Geeks are Sexy.
Graphics credit: Canva
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