Some 20, 000 pieces of rubbish are currently being monitored in low-Earth orbit, the majority of which are discarded bits of spacecraft or debris from collisions.

目前，科学家们正在对近地轨道上的两万块太空垃圾进行检测，其中的绝大多数来自于碰撞的残骸或太空飞船的废弃物。

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Some 20,000 pieces of rubbish are currently being monitored in low-Earth orbit, the majority of which are discarded bits of spacecraft or debris from collisions.

现在约有2万间太空垃圾在地球低轨道运行，其中大部分是航天器的分离部分或者碰撞残骸。

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There are now thought to be 22,000 bits of space rubbish bigger than 10 centimetres.

目前，人们认为共有两万两千块长度大于10厘米的太空垃圾。

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Some bits of rubbish here are simply chucked onto garage roofs, and then the council clears them up.

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He might start with a conventional-looking figure cast in bronze, but when you got close you saw it was disfigured with bits of junk reclaimed from rubbish dumps.

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