Thousands of satellites will fall from space by 2030. Are we ready?

With almost ten thousand Starlink satellites in orbit, Elon Musk's SpaceX leads in a new space race. But as more players race to launch satellite megaconstellations of their own, scientists are raising the alarm about the rising risks of having so many in orbit – and what happens when they plummet back to Earth. As Darius Mahdavi reports, the risk of a fatality from falling space debris has climbed dramatically, even as experts find new ways to track re-entries. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.