PetaPixel Space Junk Removal Company Snaps Beautiful Photo of Discarded Rocket


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A cylindrical space capsule hovers against a dark background of space. Below it, the curved edge of the Earth is visible, with white clouds and blue ocean creating a serene contrast. Light flares and lens artifacts are present in the image.

Tokyo-based Astroscale Japan is a company attempting to deal with the growing problem of floating space garbage. As part of that mission, it recently completed a close fly-by of a discarded upper-stage rocket body, and the photo of space garbage it snapped is strikingly beautiful.

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