Space junk such as broken spacecraft and inactive satellites (illustration) adds to mounting congestion in Earth’s orbit.Credit: European Space Agency/SPL There’s an awful lot of stuff orbiting Earth, with more…
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns of ‘absolutely catastrophic’ hit to economic recovery this summer if US can’t pay its bills on time
Win McNamee/Getty Images On Wednesday Secretary Yellen asked Congress to extend a July deadline to pay back some of the federal debt. Without an extension, she warned of a “catastrophic”…