A REDUCE OF SPACE DEBRIS IS URGENTLY NEEDED

Human beings think that they are the owners of the whole Universe. Moreover, they reckon that their activities are not going to have consequences ever. On the other hand, we are having testimony of the first problems that artificial satellites are causing not only in the Universe but also on the Earth. Therefore, before continuing acting on the space, we should be conscious about the huge problems that can be caused by space debris. 

Firstly, it is important to recognize that, even if we cannot see it, there is a huge amount of space debris orbiting the Earth due to the activities that astronauts do there, in artificial satellites. We can name a number go negative aspects of space debris in the Universe. First of all, we are visually polluting our Solar System. Future images of the Earth from the space will be covered by useless rests of old satellites that will not work any more but which will continue orbiting the Earth and contaminating the space around it. In addition, space debris could alter the normal evolution of space in case of crashing against other celestial bodies. 

Secondly, we are now spotting the consequences of space debris on the Earth, because it can pass through the atmosphere and reach land sooner than we imagine. On the one hand, space debris, if crashing into water, can pollute our hydrosphere (even more than we, human beings, are contaminating it). However, space debris could also crash against land casing more dangerous consequences, such as hurting living things (animals, plants, humans…) or causing a big explosion with further consequences too. 

To sum-up, space debris could have many more negative consequences for us than we think, therefore it is time to ask governments for a cooperative activity in the space and, consequently, a reduce of space debris.