The space debris problem is getting dangerous

Photo caption: Russia’s latest antisatellite test has created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk. Photo credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto. Article by Rebecca Heilweil. Vox: Recode – November 16, 2021.

The ISS seems fine after a Russian weapons test blew up a defunct satellite, but these incidents could become more common.

Russia shot down one of its Soviet-era satellites in a weapons test on Monday, sending more than 1,500 pieces of trackable debris into space. This forced astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter for about two hours in two spacecraft that could return them to Earth in the event of an imminent collision. […]

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