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(via NASA JPL) From the archives of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this short film from 1977 describes the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft before they launched on their journey to Jupiter and ...

Earth's orbit is getting crowded with junk. And that's becoming a major problem.  Starting with Sputnik I in 1957, humanity has sent up nearly 17,000 satellites. Around 11,500 ...