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Human-made debris left behind in outer space is a growing problem down on Earth

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Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

From defunct satellites to rocket parts, debris from everything humans have launched into space since the 1950s is orbiting the Earth .

Marcus Holzinger , a professor of aerospace engineering at University of Colorado Boulder , joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss what’s at stake.

VR Score

71

Informative language

70

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

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no sources

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