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Description: Earth’s orbit is becoming increasingly crowded with satellites, debris, and other space junk — and with companies like Elon Musk’s Starlink pumping more hardware into space, the chances of collisions in orbit are on the rise. We speak with Moriba Jah, a researcher who’s tracking all the space junk in orbit, and trying to raise awareness of the dangers before it’s too late. To learn more about Moriba’s work around space junk, visit eyesonthesky.org Read more: theverge.com/science/22229792/space-orbital-collisions-risk-satellites-real-time The Verge’s sponsors play an important role in funding our journalism but do not influence editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit theverge.com/ethics-statement Subscribe: bit.ly/2FqJZMl Like Verge Science on Facebook: bit.ly/2hoSukO Follow on Twitter: bit.ly/2Kr29B9 Follow on Instagram: goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: theverge.com Community guidelines: bit.ly/2D0hlAv Subscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: goo.gl/G5RXGs