Stuff in Space
is a neat interactive visualization of all the objects orbiting the
earth. There are tons of satellites, spacecraft parts, and debris out
there, just circling the earth until someone does something about it.
You can scroll to zoom in and out, and drag to rotate your view of earth
and its surroundings. Mouseover to find the name of an object, and you
might be able to look it up somewhere. The menu at the top left allows
you to sort objects by type.
Notice
the distinct red ring 35,800 km above the equator; those are
geostationary satellites. You'd think that aliens should be able to find
us by all our satellites, rockets, and garbage.
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