Horizon
Season 52 Episode 12 - The Trouble with Space Junk
In 2014, the International Space Station had to move three times to avoid lethal chunks of space debris and there is an increasing problem of satellites mysteriously breaking down. With first-hand accounts from astronauts and experts, Horizon reveals the scale of the problem of space junk. Our planet is surrounded by hundreds of millions of pieces of junk moving at 17,000 miles per hour. Now the US government is investing a billion dollars to track them, and companies around the world are developing ways to clear up their mess - from robot arms to nets and harpoons. Horizon investigates the science behind the hit film Gravity and discovers the reality is far more worrying than the Hollywood fiction.
Episodes in Season 52
Should I Eat Meat? The Big Health Dilemma
60 min
Should I Eat Meat? How to Feed the Planet
60 min
Allergies: Modern Life and Me
60 min
Inside the Dark Web
60 min
Ebola - The search for a cure
60 min
Is your Brain Male or Female?
60 min
Secrets of the Solar System
60 min
Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves
60 min
Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics?
60 min
70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret
60 min
Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
60 min
The Trouble with Space Junk
60 min
Are Health Tests Really A Good Idea?
60 min
First Britons
60 min
OCD: A Monster In My Mind
60 min
Which Universe Are We In?
60 min
Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation
60 min
Are Video Games Really That Bad?
60 min
