2 big pieces of space junk could collide Thursday night | Space

2 big pieces of space junk could collide Thursday night | Space

Fingers crossed over potential space collision

Two huge pieces of space junk — a defunct Soviet navigation satellite called Parus (or Kosmos 2004) and a Chinese rocket stage — are at risk of colliding tonight. US tracking company LeoLabs says there is more than a 10% chance of a crash, which would spread dangerous debris in low Earth orbit.

Space.com | 3 min read
Read more: The quest to conquer Earth’s space junk problem (Nature | 11 min read, from 2018)