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Experts Urge UN for Space Sustainability Goal Amid Satellite Surge

1/10/2025

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Researchers are calling on the United Nations to create an 18th Sustainable Development Goal dedicated to space sustainability. With more than 20,000 satellites in orbit, they stress the urgency of global collaboration to avert collisions and safeguard our planet's orbital environment, likening the situation to the strategies used in managing marine debris.

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Researchers are calling on the United Nations to create an 18th Sustainable Development Goal dedicated to space sustainability. With more than 20,000 satellites in orbit, they stress the urgency of global collaboration to avert collisions and safeguard our planet's orbital environment, likening the situation to the strategies used in managing marine debris.