This simulation shows how much space junk is orbiting Earth

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By Suzanne JacobsDec 30, 2015, 4:50 pm85 pts
We’ve known for a while now that Earth is the Pig-Pen of our solar system. There are more than 20,000 pieces of space junk currently orbiting the planet, and that number is only going to grow. But like any respectable dirty kid, the filth doesn’t really bother us (well, it bothers some of us). In…

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