Blockbuster movie, Gravity, has done a great job by making a common man aware of the threat of space junk, a hot topic these days. Recently, scientists were called before the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss space debris orbiting around earth.

While presenting their respective point of views, experts from the field of space urged authorities concerned to appoint a committee to handle the hitch. Irrespective of the size of space debris pieces, one thing that should be known is they can prove disastrous.

There are millions of pieces of debris in different shapes and sizes in the orbit of our satellites. They are hovering around at a massive speed. Even the smallest object can cause massive damage to the equipment.

Even more appalling is the fact that these objects are on a rise. One of the reasons behind it is that even space debris generates more junk. Space debris collision not only leads to damage, but creates more debris. Continuation of the pattern may make large ranges of orbital paths to be unusable.

If caution is taken, most of these collisions are avoidable, but for the same, proper monitoring is needed. After listening to all the issues in detail, the Federal Aviation Administration asked authority handling commercial satellites to ask operators to make evasive maneuvers to prevent any collisions.

With time, more countries are planning space trips and commercial activities are also not behind. Seeing such a scenario, solution to the problem is required urgently. Currently, more than 60 countries have objects in orbit while dozens of private companies are operating satellites. Space debris is a global problem and united effort is required to resolve the issue.