Radioactive space junk.(newly discovered space junk from breakup of nuclear-powered Russian satellites threatens artificial satellites) - Intel by JazLive

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Radioactive space junk.(newly discovered space junk from breakup of nuclear-powered Russian satellites threatens artificial satellites) About 600 miles out in space, hundreds of satellites constantly circle the Earth. They help in: * the navigation of ships; * predicting weather; * studying changes on the Earth's surface; * telephone communication. But a growing cloud of space junk now threatens to disable some of the satellites. The U.S. Space Command is tracking more than 8,000 orbiting objects about the size of a softball or larger. Space litter includes parts of worn-out satellites, dead payloads, paint flakes, and at least one screwdriver. Now scientists report the discovery of even more space junk than they previously suspected. The breakup of Russian satellites powered by nuclear reactors