And space didn’t get away from the junk. The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a computer-generated picture depicting our planet surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk. Seems like soon Saturn won’t be the only planet with a ring around it. The spacial junk yard is constantly travelling at 20,000 miles above the Earth. Much of it is junk with telecommunications equipment that once cost millions now past its sell-by date yet still in orbit. ESA says the number of objects in Earth’s atmosphere has risen steadily increasing by 200 per year on average and that there are now 600 working satellites.
Since the last post with images from space was so appreciated, I thought I should share another few more fascinating images from around the Earth. The images were taken from a satellite and surprised some amazing cloud formations, apart from the other shots. Still looking forward to my first space journey!
When most people give up and decide to make 2 trips for a load, these guys just squeeze everything in! Surprinsingly, these old cars can take twice or three times the maximum recommended weight. Don’t try this with your car, unless you won’t miss losing it!
When I was little, I wanted to become either an astronaut or a lawyer. Sadly, neither the first nor the second came true so here I am blogging. Now I look at these pictures in envy while seeing the amazing landscapes from space. Looking forward to when civilians will be able to fly to the moon for fun. Until them, get a climpse of what space looks like!
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