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Deadly risks of falling space junk on the rise according to Canadian study

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Despite the vastness of space, the laws of gravity still apply to the things we launch into our galaxy.

Now a Canadian study is examining the risks for us Earthlings posed by falling space junk. Michael Byers, a professor of the University of British Columbia, is the lead author the new study that looks at the risk abandoned rocket stages mean to people on the ground. His team analyzed the last 30 years of launches, and came up with a 10 per cent chance that someone will eventually be killed by such objects within the next 10 years.

Mike Armstrong explains why the odds of debris causing serious damage, or even death, are on the rise.

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