StarTalk Radio · 2026-09-25 · 55 min · 9,132 words

Cosmic Queries – Space Junk! with Moriba Jah

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Hey Star Talkins, Neil here. You're about to listen to an episode specially drawn from our archives to serve your cosmic curiosities. The archives run deep. If you enjoy this, take a peek at the full catalog on your favorite podcast platform. There's a lot there to tickle your geek underbelly.

Check it out. Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Star Talk begins right now. This is Star Talk. I'm your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist, and today we're going to talk about the space environment in which

Business, surveillance, travel all takes place. It's like from Earth's surface up to the top of the atmosphere. That's something we haven't talked about. Chuck, that's where we're going today. Yes, that's right.

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