Space garbage will damage your mobile phone

Anti-satellite weapons and cosmic trash pieces are proliferating in the space threatening the use of different technologies for modern life such as mobile phones . That is the conclusion of the report " Security Space 2007 "by Canadian scientists.

According to researchers from Simon - Fraser and Colombie universities - Britannique , "the amount of garbage circulating around the Earth increases constantly. Now this number may have reached 35 million pieces . " In particular, the test of China's anti-satellite weapons in January this year created 1,500 pieces of trash, considered one of the most serious garbage dumps in the human world ever.

"If we don't quickly turn space into a strictly protected area, when a star wars occur, all active satellites will be vulnerable to collisions . We "I won't be able to use my cell phone anymore," said Thomas Graham, co-author of the report, a former special representative of former US President Bill Clinton on arms control.

The researchers also expressed concern about the ongoing space arms race, "especially between China and the US, stemming from the two countries' disbelief in each other's armed program." They recommend that the governments of the two countries consider "common interests of both sides if the space environment is protected".

The image is processed by NASA to help visualize the amount of cosmic garbage flying around the Earth.95% of the highlights in the picture are cosmic garbage Photo: NASA (Photo: TTO)

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