September 26, 2022
The phrase “Don’t mess with Texas” was created for an anti-littering campaign launched in 1986. By 1990 roadside litter in Texas had dropped by 72 percent.
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How Much Trash Is In Space?
Space seems pretty empty. After all, much of the volume of the universe is a vacuum that will kill you. But humanity hasn’t taken only memories and left only footprints on the final frontier. We’ve left a lot of junk up there. In Earth’s orbit itself, the U.S. Space Surveillance Network is tracking
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