This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. on Mar 10, 2025.

Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give way to the vacuum of space, but gets dramatically thinner at a point known as the Kármán line, roughly 100 kilometers up.

Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give way to the vacuum of space but gets dramatically thinner at a point known as the Kármán line, roughly 100 kilometers up.

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...

News Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey for Grist May 08, 2025 at 4:15 pm EDT ...

Earth’s orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse. At any given moment, more than 10,000 satellites are whizzing around the planet at roughly 17,000 miles per ...