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Author: Reese Hufnagel, The Conversation

An illustration of a satellite breaking apart as it plunges toward Earth's atmosphere, shown against a dark starfield with the white cloud layer of Earth visible at the lower right. The spacecraft's orange and tan body is engulfed in orange flame and brown smoke, with blue solar panels, a silver dish antenna, and other fragments flying outward in all directions.

Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat-resistant

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