Sometime tonight or in the early morning hours of tomorrow a satellite is going to fall to earth. Scientists believe it will fall somewhere between 57 degrees N and 57 degrees S of the equator -- encompassing most of the populated areas of earth. The debris path is likely to be about 500 miles long.
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According to Aerospace Corp., the satellite will crash to earth somewhere along either the blue or yellow lines. So, here's hoping it doesn't hit you.
This graph is a depiction of the amount of junk orbiting the earth. The exponential growth in space junk over the past 10 years is astounding. Not only have we turned the earth into a giant landfill - we are rapidly turning the space around earth into a giant junkyard.
Now go and enjoy a little Blood Sweat &Tears:
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