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The rocket part hurtling toward the moon is far from the only junk littering the sky

NPR

By Brendan Byrne

Published March 3, 2022 at 3:25 PM CST

A mysterious rocket booster is about to crash into the moon, highlighting the ever-growing issue of space debris.

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