As you may have heard, history was accidentally (and expensively) made on February 10th when two communications satellites collided high over Siberia. Some kind folks have put together video showing a simulation of the debris caused by the impact:
One of the items in my “podcasts to do” list is an episode on space junk. I think it just got moved up near the top of the list…
Video courtesy of Analytical Graphics, Inc.
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