This is why the mission to explore the universe may have to stop

This problem is increasingly becoming a threat to future generations in living and working in space.

According to the Mirror, scientists estimate there are currently about 600,000 pieces flying around the Earth, which are mostly in the size of 1 - 10cm. Neutral, every year a satellite is destroyed by such space fragments. Further, the amount of space waste present and future will be a major barrier for the space exploration mission of the next generation.

According to Donal J Kessler, a scientist working at the US Aeronautics Agency (NASA), the likelihood will increase as more debris is available. Therefore, for every fragment that arises, it will create more fragments at the exponential level. This issue was called Kessler and was first proposed in 1978.

The United States, Russia and China are the countries that "contribute" the most cosmic waste.(Illustration).

Cosmic companies are working hard to fix the problem. Currently, SpaceX and Blue Origin are the two companies capable of re-using rocket launchers, as well as satellite and other space-based design to ensure safety after use.

Dr. Hugh Lewis believes that this problem is becoming a threat to future generations in living and working in space."Solving problems is one of the biggest environmental challenges of people, but it is least talked about," he said. Dr. Lewis is currently the head of a space research team at the University of Southampton

"Every day we use the services provided by satellites without realizing how vulnerable they are. Not only can satellites be damaged or destroyed by debris today or not. tomorrow, that also concerns the dreams and ambitions of future generations , " said Dr. Hugh Lewis.

NASA defines space debris as "any human-made object on Earth's orbit that is no longer of use". The largest debris now is Envisat - a satellite observing the Earth about the size of a double-decker bus launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2002, currently flying around Earth. 225km away.

In addition, other debris included 2,000 debris due to a collision between a Russian satellite and a US commercial satellite in 2009. Prospero, a British satellite, was launched into orbit by missiles in 1971. , still revolving around the Earth like cosmic trash.