3 big hunks of space junk crash to Earth every day — and it's only going to get worse

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April 14, 2025, 9:00 AM

• •At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals.
• •The number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible concern for the health of Earth's atmosphere and for the safety of humans on the ground.
• •The new report "underlines that space activity has now increased to the point where we are having a real effect on the environment both in space and in the upper atmosphere
• • astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, perhaps the world's leading expert on space debris, told Space.com.

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day, a new report reveals. And experts warn that the number of objects returning from space is set to increase, a possible concern for the health of Earth's atmosphere and for the safety of humans on the ground.

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