PHOTOS: Satellite Collision Creates Dangerous Debris

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 18:56 in Astronomy & Space

A satellite collision between a working U.S. orbiter and a defunct Russian satellite has created more than 500 pieces of debris, threatening other orbiting objects, officials say.

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