Why we don't know exactly what happened during a near-collision in space

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Space traffic experts tracked two pieces of orbital garbage that appeared to be careening toward each other on Thursday night: a defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket booster. Ultimately, the two objects narrowly missed each other, according to private space-tracking company LeoLabs.
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I wonder if we’re going to be talking about space garbage in 50 years the way we talk about ocean trash islands now.

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